Where does “hnausþykkur” come from?

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

hnausþykkur (Icelandic): very thick

Definitions

  1. very thick

Ancestry of “hnausþykkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþykkurthick, bulky; thick, dense; stout
2Old Norseþykkrthick
3Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →