Where does “tana” come from?

tana (Norn) comes from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tana (Norn): to stretch, extend

Definitions

  1. to stretch, extend

Ancestry of “tana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþenjato stretch, extend
2Proto-Germanicþanjanąto stretch, to extend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanjaną →Every word from Old Norse þenja →