Where does “thikket” come from?
thikket (Middle English) comes from Old English þiccet, from Old English þicce, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.
Ancestry of “thikket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þiccet | thicket, growth of dense bushes; any place where... |
| 2 | Old English | þicce | thick |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |
Words derived from “thikket”