Where does “tȳnj” come from?

tȳnj (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þyngja, from Proto-Germanic þungjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tȳnj (Westrobothnian): burden; to doze, slumber

Definitions

  1. burden; to doze, slumber

Ancestry of “tȳnj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþyngjato weigh down, make heavy
2Proto-Germanicþungjaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantn̥gʰyéti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tn̥gʰyéti →
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