Where does “tynge” come from?

tynge (Danish) comes from Old Danish thyngæ, from Old Norse þyngja, from Proto-Germanic þungjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tynge (Danish): to weigh (down), depress

Definitions

  1. to weigh (down), depress

Ancestry of “tynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthyngæ—
2Old Norseþyngjato weigh down, make heavy
3Proto-Germanicþungjaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥gʰyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti →