Where does “degan” come from?

degan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

degan (Old High German): retainer, thane, warrior

Definitions

  1. retainer, thane, warrior

Ancestry of “degan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
2Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “degan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þegn →