Where does “tugg” come from?

tugg (Swedish) comes from Swedish tugga, from Old Norse tyggva, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

tugg (Swedish): (idle) talk

Definitions

  1. (idle) talk

Ancestry of “tugg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtuggaa bite; to chew
2Old Norsetyggvato chew
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggva →