Where does “tjett” come from?

tjett (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þéttr, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tjett (Westrobothnian): tight; close; dense

Definitions

  1. tight; close; dense

Ancestry of “tjett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
2Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →