Where does “tänjning” come from?

tänjning (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.

tänjning (Swedish): stretching, warping

Definitions

  1. stretching, warping

Ancestry of “tänjning”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanjaną →Every word from Old Norse þenja →