Where does “tygging” come from?

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

tygging (Norwegian Nynorsk): chewing

Definitions

  1. chewing

Ancestry of “tygging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktyggjato chew
2Old Norsetyggjato chew
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggja →