Where does “thæghæn” come from?

thæghæn (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “thæghæn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
2Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “thæghæn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Old Norse þegn →
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