Where does “regnþykkni” come from?

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

regnþykkni (Icelandic): nimbostratus, rain cloud

Definitions

  1. nimbostratus, rain cloud

Ancestry of “regnþykkni”, step by step

regnþykkni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þykkni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþykkniconcentrate; dense vegetation; thick cloud cover
2Icelandicþykkurthick, bulky; thick, dense; stout
3Old Norseþykkrthick
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Icelandic regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicregnrain
2Old Norseregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →
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