Where does “thikki” come from?
thikki (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.
thikki (Old Saxon): thick
Ancestry of “thikki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |