Where does “tjå” come from?

tjå (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þjá, from Old Norse þéa, from Proto-Germanic þewāną, from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjå (Westrobothnian): bear, endure to the end, be able to go through...

Definitions

  1. bear, endure to the end, be able to go through...

Ancestry of “tjå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjáto constrain, enthral, enslave
2Old Norseþéa—
3Proto-Germanicþewānąto enslave, to subject
4Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →
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