Where does “thiggen” come from?

thiggen (Middle English) comes from Old English þiċġan, from Proto-Germanic þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

thiggen (Middle English): to receive

Definitions

  1. to receive

Ancestry of “thiggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþiċġanto take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink,...
2Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “thiggen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →Every word from Old English þiċġan →