Where does “tyght” come from?

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

tyght (Middle English): crowded, close, dense

Definitions

  1. crowded, close, dense

Ancestry of “tyght”, step by step

tyght traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þéttr

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

via Old English þīht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →