Where does “aukatenging” come from?
aukatenging (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic auka, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
aukatenging (Icelandic): subordinating conjunction, a word that appears at...
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Ancestry of “aukatenging”, step by step
aukatenging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic auka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | auka | to increase, to augment; inflection of auki: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | auka | to augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Icelandic tenging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tenging | connection |
| 2 | Icelandic | tengja | to connect, to join, to link something together;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | tengja | to join, attach; to join together, connect |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *tangijaną | to press together |