Where does “tykkjast” come from?
tykkjast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tykkja, from Old Norse þykkja, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.
tykkjast (Norwegian Nynorsk): to think , to consider; to seem like
Definitions
- to think , to consider; to seem like
Ancestry of “tykkjast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tykkja | to think |
| 2 | Old Norse | þykkja | to be thought to be, seem to be, be esteemed or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunkijaną | to seem, to appear |