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Where does “þīht” come from?

þīht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “þīht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þīht”

  • tight
  • tightly
  • tighter
  • tightness
  • airtight
  • tights
  • watertight
  • tightrope
  • skintight
  • tightfisted
  • tightwad
  • airtightness
  • watertightness
  • tightknit
  • gastight
  • weathertight
  • tightish
  • steamtight
  • tightass
  • overtight
  • supertight
  • raintight
  • tightwire
  • sticktight
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