Where does “tenne” come from?

tenne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish tænde, from Old Danish tændæ, from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

tenne (Norwegian Bokmål): to set something on fire, to light, ignite; to...

Definitions

  1. to set something on fire, to light, ignite; to...

Ancestry of “tenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtændeto kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...
2Old Danishtændæ—
3Old Norsetenda—
4Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
5Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “tenne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →