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Where does “þykkni” come from?

þykkni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þykkur, from Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

þykkni (Icelandic): concentrate; dense vegetation; thick cloud cover

Definitions

  1. concentrate; dense vegetation; thick cloud cover

Ancestry of “þykkni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþykkurthick, bulky; thick, dense; stout
2Old Norseþykkrthick
3Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

Words derived from “þykkni”

  • regnþykkni
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →