Where does “þenja” come from?

þenja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þenja (Icelandic): to stretch, spread out, draw

Definitions

  1. to stretch, spread out, draw

Ancestry of “þenja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþenjato stretch, extend
2Proto-Germanicþanjanąto stretch, to extend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanjaną →Every word from Old Norse þenja →