Where does “aþecgan” come from?

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

aþecgan (Old English): to take on, receive, consume, destroy

Definitions

  1. to take on, receive, consume, destroy

Ancestry of “aþecgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþeċġan—
2Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old English þeċġan →
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