Where does “þiggia” come from?

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

þiggia (Old Swedish): to receive; to beg

Definitions

  1. to receive; to beg

Ancestry of “þiggia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþiggjato receive, accept of; to accept; to take...
2Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þiggia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →Every word from Old Norse þiggja →