Where does “tengja við” come from?
tengja við (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tengja, from Old Norse tengja, from Proto-Germanic *tangijaną — to press together.
tengja við (Icelandic): to connect one thing with another, to connect one...
Definitions
- to connect one thing with another, to connect one...
Ancestry of “tengja við”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tengja | to connect, to join, to link something together;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | tengja | to join, attach; to join together, connect |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *tangijaną | to press together |