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

  1. to hold one’s tongue, to say nothing even though...

Ancestry of “þegja þunnu hljóði”, step by step

þegja þunnu hljóði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þegja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþegjato be silent, say nothing, hold one’s tongue
2Old Norseþegjato be silent
3Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

via Icelandic þunnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþunnuwith thin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →