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

Definitions

  1. to chew, to masticate

Ancestry of “tyggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetyggvato chew
2Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggva →