Where does “tie” come from?

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

tie (Norwegian Bokmål): to become quiet, stop talking; to be quiet

Definitions

  1. to become quiet, stop talking; to be quiet

Ancestry of “tie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegjato be silent
2Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “tie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →