Where does “thæt” come from?

thæt (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse þéttr, from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “thæt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþéttrtight, watertight
2Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “thæt

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