Where does “þegngildi” come from?

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

þegngildi (Old Norse): the weregeld for a þegn

Definitions

  1. the weregeld for a þegn

Ancestry of “þegngildi”, step by step

þegngildi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þegn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþegnthane, franklin, freeman, man; a good man;...
2Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Old Norse gildi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegildipayment, guild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Old Norse þegn →