Where does “tjón” come from?

tjón (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tjón, from Proto-Germanic teuną, from Proto-Indo-European dū- — to torment, vex; to injure, destroy, burn; to...

tjón (Icelandic): damage, loss

Definitions

  1. damage, loss

Ancestry of “tjón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjón—
2Proto-Germanicteunądestruction; ruin; damage; lack
3Proto-Indo-Europeandū-to torment, vex; to injure, destroy, burn; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic teuną →Every word from Old Norse tjón →