Where does “tænda” come from?

tænda (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

tænda (Old Swedish): to kindle, light on fire

Definitions

  1. to kindle, light on fire

Ancestry of “tænda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetenda—
2Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
3Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “tænda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →