Where does “þegja þunnu hljóði” come from?
þegja þunnu hljóði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þegja, from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
þegja þunnu hljóði (Icelandic): to hold one’s tongue, to say nothing even though...
Definitions
- to hold one’s tongue, to say nothing even though...
Ancestry of “þegja þunnu hljóði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | þegja | to be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue |
| 2 | Old Norse | þegja | to be silent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |