Where does “tjukk” come from?

tjukk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þjokkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tjukk (Norwegian Nynorsk): thick, fat, chubby; thick, dense

Definitions

  1. thick, fat, chubby; thick, dense

Ancestry of “tjukk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjokkr—
2Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

Words derived from “tjukk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →