Where does “thickenen” come from?

thickenen (Middle English) comes from Middle English thikke, from Old English þicce, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

thickenen (Middle English): To coagulate, solidify, increase in viscosity,...

Definitions

  1. To coagulate, solidify, increase in viscosity,...

Ancestry of “thickenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishthikkeAlternative form of thicke
2Old Englishþiccethick
3Proto-West Germanicþikkwīthick
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

Words derived from “thickenen”

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