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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

  1. Alternative form of thicke

Ancestry of “thikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþiccethick
2Proto-West Germanicþikkwīthick
3Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →