Where does “tjón” come from?

tjón (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic teuną, from Proto-Indo-European dū- — to torment, vex; to injure, destroy, burn; to...

Ancestry of “tjón”, step by step

tjón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic teuną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteunądestruction; ruin; damage; lack
2Proto-Indo-Europeandū-to torment, vex; to injure, destroy, burn; to...

via Proto-Germanic teunō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicteunō

Words derived from “tjón

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dū-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuną