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
- thick, bulky; thick, dense; stout
Ancestry of “þykkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þykkr | thick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |
Words derived from “þykkur”