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
Ancestry of “hnausþykkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | þykkur | thick, bulky; thick, dense; stout |
| 2 | Old Norse | þykkr | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |