Where does “tygge” come from?

tygge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tyggja, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

tygge (Norwegian Bokmål): to chew

Definitions

  1. to chew

Ancestry of “tygge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetyggjato chew
2Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “tygge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggja →