Where does “thickish” come from?

thickish (English) comes from English thick, from Middle English thikke, from Old English þicce, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

thickish (English): Somewhat thick

Definitions

  1. Somewhat thick

Ancestry of “thickish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthickRelatively great in extent from one surface to...
2Middle EnglishthikkeAlternative form of thicke
3Old Englishþiccethick
4Proto-West Germanicþikkwīthick
5Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →
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