Where does “tegneserie” come from?
tegneserie (Danish) comes from Danish tegne, from Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tegneserie (Danish): A series of drawings, often with a caption, or a...
Definitions
- A series of drawings, often with a caption, or a...
Ancestry of “tegneserie”, step by step
tegneserie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tegne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tegne | draw; design; represent |
| 2 | Old Norse | teikna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish Serie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Serie | — |