Where does “tæja” come from?

tæja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ, from Proto-Germanic tawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

Ancestry of “tæja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-NorseᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟI made
2Proto-Germanictawjanąto make, complete
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawjaną →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ →