Where does “thinglet” come from?

thinglet (English) comes from English Thing, from Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

thinglet (English): A little thing

Definitions

  1. A little thing

Ancestry of “thinglet”, step by step

thinglet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Thing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThingA public assembly or judicial council in a...
2Middle Englishthingthing
3Old Englishþingevent, meeting, court; matter, concern; thing,...
4Proto-West Germanicþingcourt session, lawsuit; affair, matter; thing,...
5Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-Every word from Proto-Germanic þingą