Where does “tilknýti” come from?

tilknýti (Faroese) comes from Faroese til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilknýti (Faroese): connection, relation, link

Definitions

  1. connection, relation, link

Ancestry of “tilknýti”, step by step

tilknýti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetilto, towards; until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Faroese knýti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseknýtibundle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą