Where does “tyggja” come from?
tyggja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tyggva, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
tyggja (Icelandic): to chew, to masticate
Ancestry of “tyggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tyggva | to chew |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |