Where does “þegen” come from?

þegen (Old English) comes from Old English þeġn, from Proto-West Germanic þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

þegen (Old English): Alternative form of þeġn; servant

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þeġn; servant

Ancestry of “þegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþeġnservant
2Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
3Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þegen”

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