Where does “tøye” come from?
tøye (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse teygja, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
tøye (Norwegian Bokmål): to stretch, extend, pull
Ancestry of “tøye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | teygja | to stretch out, draw; to spread out; to allure,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taugijaną | to stretch, draw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |