Where does “þekking” come from?

þekking (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þekkja, from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þekking (Icelandic): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “þekking”, step by step

þekking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þekkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþekkjato know, be familiar with; to recognize, know
2Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing—

Words derived from “þekking”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Old Norse þekkja →