Where does “þykkur” come from?

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

þykkur (Icelandic): thick, bulky; thick, dense; stout

Definitions

  1. thick, bulky; thick, dense; stout

Ancestry of “þykkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþykkrthick
2Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

Words derived from “þykkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →