Where does “þing” come from?

þing (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

þing (Old English): event, meeting, court; matter, concern; thing,...

Definitions

  1. event, meeting, court; matter, concern; thing,...

Ancestry of “þing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþingcourt session, lawsuit; affair, matter; thing,...
2Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “þing”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þingą →
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