Where does “tæt” come from?

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

tæt (Danish): close; dense, tight, thick, heavy; watertight,...

Definitions

  1. close; dense, tight, thick, heavy; watertight,...

Ancestry of “tæt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthæt—
2Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
3Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tæt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →