Where does “tiga” come from?

tiga (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

tiga (Faroese): to be silent

Definitions

  1. to be silent

Ancestry of “tiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegjato be silent
2Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →
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