Where does “tenning” come from?

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

tenning (Norwegian Bokmål): igniting, lighting; ignition

Definitions

  1. igniting, lighting; ignition

Ancestry of “tenning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltenneto set something on fire, to light, ignite; to...
2Danishtændeto kindle, ignite, set fire to; to switch on,...
3Old Danishtændæ—
4Old Norsetenda—
5Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
6Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
7Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →