Where does “þakkagjörð” come from?

þakkagjörð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þökk, from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic þankō, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þakkagjörð (Icelandic): Thanksgiving

Definitions

  1. Thanksgiving

Ancestry of “þakkagjörð”, step by step

þakkagjörð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þökk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþökka thank, thanks
2Old Norseþǫkk—
3Proto-Germanicþankō—
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Icelandic gjörð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgjörðaction; cinch, saddle girth; girdle, belt
2Old Norsegjǫrðgirdle, saddle girth
3Proto-Germanicgerdōgirdle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankō →