Where does “þeyja” come from?

þeyja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

þeyja (Icelandic): to thaw, to melt

Definitions

  1. to thaw, to melt

Ancestry of “þeyja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeyja—
2Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Old Norse þeyja →