Where does “tissjú” come from?

tissjú (Icelandic) comes from English tissue, from Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu, from Old French tistre, from Latin texere, from Proto-Italic teksō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tissjú (Icelandic): tissue, kleenex, paper handkerchief

Definitions

  1. tissue, kleenex, paper handkerchief

Ancestry of “tissjú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtissueThin, woven, gauze-like fabric; A fine...
2Middle Englishtissutissue silk fabric
3Old Frenchtissu
4Old FrenchtistreAlternative form of tissir
5Latintexeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Italicteksō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-