Where does “tjúkkur” come from?

tjúkkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tjúkkur (Faroese): thick

Definitions

  1. thick

Ancestry of “tjúkkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþykkrthick
2Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →