Where does “tegja” come from?

tegja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Ancestry of “tegja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegjato be silent
2Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →