Where does “þyngja” come from?

þyngja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þungjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

þyngja (Old Norse): to weigh down, make heavy

Definitions

  1. to weigh down, make heavy

Ancestry of “þyngja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþungjaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥gʰyéti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þyngja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti →