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
Ancestry of “þegja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |
Words derived from “þegja”