Where does “þenja” come from?

þenja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þenja (Old Norse): to stretch, extend

Definitions

  1. to stretch, extend

Ancestry of “þenja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanjanąto stretch, to extend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þenja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanjaną →