Where does “tøying” come from?

tøying (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tøye, from Old Norse teygja, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Ancestry of “tøying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltøyeto stretch, extend, pull
2Old Norseteygjato stretch out, draw; to spread out; to allure,...
3Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugijaną →Every word from Old Norse teygja →