Where does “þungjaną” come from?

þungjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “þungjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥gʰyéti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “þungjaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti →