Where does “þjóleggr” come from?

þjóleggr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse þjó, from Proto-Germanic þeuhą, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

þjóleggr (Old Norse): thighbone

Definitions

  1. thighbone

Ancestry of “þjóleggr”, step by step

þjóleggr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þjó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjóthigh
2Proto-Germanicþeuhąthigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
4Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

via Old Norse leggr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggrleg, stem
2Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
3Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuhą →