Where does “tyggja” come from?
tyggja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
tyggja (Old Norse): to chew
Ancestry of “tyggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “tyggja”