Where does “þagnarheit” come from?

þagnarheit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þögn, from Old Norse þǫgn, from Proto-Germanic þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

þagnarheit (Icelandic): vow of silence

Definitions

  1. vow of silence

Ancestry of “þagnarheit”, step by step

þagnarheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þögn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþögnsilence; rest
2Old Norseþǫgnsilence
3Proto-Germanicþaguniz—
4Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
5Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

via Icelandic heit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheitpromise, vow; inflection of heitur: ## feminine...
2Old Norseheitpromise, vow
3Proto-Germanichaitąpromise
4Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaguniz →
þagnarheit — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer