Where does “thick” come from?
Thick comes from Middle English thicke, Old English þicce, and Proto-Germanic þekuz, all deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root teg- meaning to cover or thicken.
thick (English): Relatively great in extent from one surface to...
Definitions
- Relatively great in extent from one surface to...
Ancestry of “thick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | thikke | Alternative form of thicke |
| 2 | Old English | þicce | thick |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |
Words derived from “thick”