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

Definitions

  1. silence; rest

Ancestry of “þögn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫgnsilence
2Proto-Germanicþaguniz—
3Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “þögn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaguniz →