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Where does “þekkur” come from?

þekkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þekkr — agreeable, pleasing, liked, dear.

þekkur (Icelandic): good, well-behaved

Definitions

  1. good, well-behaved

Ancestry of “þekkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþekkragreeable, pleasing, liked, dear

Words derived from “þekkur”

  • óþekkur
  • óþekkt
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