Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “tyngd” come from?

tyngd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish thyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic þungiþō, from Proto-Germanic þunguz, from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus.

tyngd (Swedish): under mental strain; being seriously bothered by...

Definitions

  1. under mental strain; being seriously bothered by...

Ancestry of “tyngd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishthyngd—
2Old Norseþyngd—
3Proto-Germanicþungiþō—
4Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European téngʰus →