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
Ancestry of “þekking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | þekkja | to know, be familiar with; to recognize, know |
| 2 | Old Norse | þekkja | to know, recognise |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |