Where does “thickwitted” come from?

thickwitted (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-.

thickwitted (English): Stupid, dim-witted

Definitions

  1. Stupid, dim-witted

Ancestry of “thickwitted”, step by step

thickwitted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thick

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-—

via English witted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwittedhaving a specified form of wit; simple past tense...
2Middle Englishwittedhaving intelligence or understanding
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →
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