Where does “tyk” come from?
tyk (Danish) comes from Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.
tyk (Danish): thick, deep; stout, big, fat, plumb, chubby,...
Definitions
- thick, deep; stout, big, fat, plumb, chubby,...
Ancestry of “tyk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þykkr | thick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |