Where does “þiggja” come from?

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

þiggja (Icelandic): to accept, receive

Definitions

  1. to accept, receive

Ancestry of “þiggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþiggjato receive, accept of; to accept; to take...
2Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →Every word from Old Norse þiggja →