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Where does “þusjaną” come from?

þusjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

þusjaną (Proto-Germanic): to be calm

Definitions

  1. to be calm

Ancestry of “þusjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “þusjaną”

  • tysthet
  • tysta
  • tyst
  • tystnad
  • tystna
  • þusiþaz
  • þyster
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