Where does “tænding” come from?

tænding (Danish) comes from Danish tænde, from Old Danish tændæ, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

tænding (Danish): ignition

Definitions

  1. ignition

Ancestry of “tænding”, step by step

tænding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tænde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtændeto kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...
2Old Danishtændæ
3Old Norsetenda
4Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
5Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰnetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic tinnanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną