Where does “tagilen” come from?

tagilen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse þǫngull, from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “tagilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫngull
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull
4Proto-Germanicþanga
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “tagilen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic þangaEvery word from Old Norse þongull