Where does “tjuk” come from?

tjuk (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thikke, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tjuk (North Frisian): thick

Definitions

  1. thick

Ancestry of “tjuk”, step by step

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