Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “þeċġan” come from?

þeċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Ancestry of “þeċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
2Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “þeċġan”

  • aþecgan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →