Where does “taushet” come from?

taushet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål taus, from Danish tavs, from Danish tie, from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

taushet (Norwegian Bokmål): silence

Definitions

  1. silence

Ancestry of “taushet”, step by step

taushet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål taus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltausquiet, silent
2Danishtavssilent
3Danishtieto be silent, fall silent
4Old Norseþegjato be silent
5Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
6Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →