Where does “þegja” come from?

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

þegja (Old Norse): to be silent

Definitions

  1. to be silent

Ancestry of “þegja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þegja”

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