Where does “discþegn” come from?

discþegn (Old English) comes from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

discþegn (Old English): dish-bearer, table servant

Definitions

  1. dish-bearer, table servant

Ancestry of “discþegn”, step by step

discþegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English disċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdisċplate; bowl; dish
2Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Old English þeġn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþeġnservant
2Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
3Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →