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
- thread, strand; a chapter, section; a short...
Ancestry of “þáttur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þáttr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þanhtaz | thought, idea |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “þáttur”