Where does “tjáning” come from?

tjáning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tjá, from Old Norse tjá, from Proto-Germanic tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tjáning (Icelandic): expression

Definitions

  1. expression

Ancestry of “tjáning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictjáto voice, utter, express; to express one’s...
2Old Norsetjá—
3Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhaną →Every word from Old Norse tjá →
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