Where does “þyngdartap” come from?

þyngdartap (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic þungiþō, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

þyngdartap (Icelandic): weight loss

Definitions

  1. weight loss

Ancestry of “þyngdartap”, step by step

þyngdartap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þyngd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþyngdweight
2Old Norseþyngd—
3Proto-Germanicþungiþō—
4Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—

via Icelandic tap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictaploss, damage
2Icelandictapato lose
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þungiþō →