Where does “þicgan” come from?

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

þicgan (Old English): to receive, take, accept

Definitions

  1. to receive, take, accept

Ancestry of “þicgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →