Where does “þiċġan” come from?

þiċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

þiċġan (Old English): to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink,...

Definitions

  1. to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink,...

Ancestry of “þiċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þiċġan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →