Where does “þáttur” come from?

þáttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þáttur (Icelandic): thread, strand; a chapter, section; a short...

Definitions

  1. thread, strand; a chapter, section; a short...

Ancestry of “þáttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþáttr—
2Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “þáttur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →