Where does “þiggja” come from?

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

þiggja (Old Norse): to receive, accept of; to accept; to take...

Definitions

  1. to receive, accept of; to accept; to take...

Ancestry of “þiggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þiggja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną
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