Where does “þysja” come from?

þysja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þysja, from Proto-Germanic þusjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þysja (Icelandic): to rush, to dash

Definitions

  1. to rush, to dash

Ancestry of “þysja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþysjato dash, rush
2Proto-Germanicþusjanąto be calm
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þusjaną →Every word from Old Norse þysja →
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