Where does “þǫgull” come from?
þǫgull (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
þǫgull (Old Norse): taciturn
Ancestry of “þǫgull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þegja | to be silent |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |
Words derived from “þǫgull”