Where does “þegn” come from?

þegn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

þegn (Old Norse): thane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...

Definitions

  1. thane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...

Ancestry of “þegn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þegn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →