Where does “tøghia” come from?

tøghia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse teygja, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tøghia (Old Swedish): to stretch; to delay

Definitions

  1. to stretch; to delay

Ancestry of “tøghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteygjato stretch out, draw; to spread out; to allure,...
2Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tøghia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugijaną →Every word from Old Norse teygja →