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

  1. thick, deep; stout, big, fat, plumb, chubby,...

Ancestry of “tyk”, step by step

tyk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þykkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþykkrthick
2Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Old Norse þjukkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjukkrthick

via Old Norse þjokkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjokkr—

Words derived from “tyk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →