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Where does “þykkja” come from?

þykkja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.

þykkja (Old Norse): to be thought to be, seem to be, be esteemed or...

Definitions

  1. to be thought to be, seem to be, be esteemed or...

Ancestry of “þykkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear

Words derived from “þykkja”

  • tykätä
  • tyckare
  • förtycka
  • tycka
  • misstycka
  • tykkjast
  • tykkja
  • þykja
  • þykkia
  • þykia
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