Where does “thicket” come from?
Thicket comes from Middle English thikket, from Old English þiccet (dense growth), from Old English þicce (thick), from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European teg- (to cover).
thicket (English): A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs,...
Definitions
- A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs,...
Ancestry of “thicket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | thikket | — |
| 2 | Old English | þiccet | thicket, growth of dense bushes; any place where... |
| 3 | Old English | þicce | thick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |
Words derived from “thicket”