Where does “thickskull” come from?
thickskull (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-.
thickskull (English): A dullard; a blockhead
Ancestry of “thickskull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thick | Relatively great in extent from one surface to... |
| 2 | Middle English | thikke | Alternative form of thicke |
| 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- | — |