Where does “þǫgn” come from?

þǫgn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

þǫgn (Old Norse): silence

Definitions

  1. silence

Ancestry of “þǫgn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþaguniz—
2Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
3Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “þǫgn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaguniz →