Where does “þænia” come from?
þænia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
þænia (Old Swedish): to stretch, to extend
Ancestry of “þænia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þenja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þanjaną | to stretch, to extend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |