Where does “thudden” come from?

thudden (Middle English) comes from Old English þyddan, from Proto-Germanic þuddijaną, from Proto-Germanic þūhaną, from Proto-Indo-European tūk- — to beat.

thudden (Middle English): to push, press, thrust; to strike with a weapon

Definitions

  1. to push, press, thrust; to strike with a weapon

Ancestry of “thudden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþyddanto thrust, press, push; to strike, press, thrust
2Proto-Germanicþuddijaną—
3Proto-Germanicþūhanąto press
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūk-to beat

Words derived from “thudden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūhaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þuddijaną →