Where does “þegn” come from?

þegn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

þegn (Icelandic): servant, subject; thane

Definitions

  1. servant, subject; thane

Ancestry of “þegn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
2Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Old Norse þegn →