Where does “thyght” come from?

thyght (Middle English) comes from Old English þīht, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “thyght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīht—
2Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “thyght”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →