Where does “tänjbar” come from?

tänjbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish tänja, from Old Swedish þænia, from Old Norse þenja, from Proto-Germanic þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tänjbar (Swedish): stretchable, elastic

Definitions

  1. stretchable, elastic

Ancestry of “tänjbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtänja}} to stretch (make longer or more spacious (by pulling or stretching))
2Old Swedishþæniato stretch, to extend
3Old Norseþenjato stretch, extend
4Proto-Germanicþanjanąto stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tänjbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanjaną →Every word from Old Norse þenja →