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Where does “þjokkr” come from?

þjokkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

Ancestry of “þjokkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
2Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

Words derived from “þjokkr”

  • tjock
  • tjukkleik
  • tjukk
  • tyk
  • tykhornsfår
  • thiokker
  • thiukker
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