Where does “þegja” come from?

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

þegja (Icelandic): to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue

Definitions

  1. to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue

Ancestry of “þegja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegjato be silent
2Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “þegja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →