Where does “tyge” come from?

tyge (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tugi, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tyge (Old English): tug, pull

Definitions

  1. tug, pull

Ancestry of “tyge”, step by step

tyge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *tugi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*tugidrawing, tug, pull
2Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Germanic *tugi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*tugi—

Words derived from “tyge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tugi →