Where does “tenging” come from?

tenging (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tengja, from Old Norse tengja, from Proto-Germanic *tangijaną — to press together.

tenging (Icelandic): connection

Definitions

  1. connection

Ancestry of “tenging”, step by step

tenging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tengja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictengjato connect, to join, to link something together;...
2Old Norsetengjato join, attach; to join together, connect
3Proto-Germanic*tangijanąto press together

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing—

Words derived from “tenging”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *tangijaną →Every word from Old Norse tengja →Every word from Icelandic tengja →