Where does “toyggja” come from?

toyggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse teygja, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

toyggja (Faroese): to stretch

Definitions

  1. to stretch

Ancestry of “toyggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteygjato stretch out, draw; to spread out; to allure,...
2Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugijaną →Every word from Old Norse teygja →