Where does “þögn” come from?
þögn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þǫgn, from Proto-Germanic þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
þögn (Icelandic): silence; rest
Ancestry of “þögn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þǫgn | silence |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þaguniz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |
Words derived from “þögn”