Where does “thikke” come from?
thikke (Middle English) comes from Old English þicce, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.
thikke (Middle English): Alternative form of thicke
Definitions
- Alternative form of thicke
Ancestry of “thikke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þicce | thick |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |