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

Definitions

  1. taciturn

Ancestry of “þǫgull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegjato be silent
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 Norse þegja →
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