Where does “þighia” come from?
þighia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.
þighia (Old Swedish): to be silent, to not speak
Definitions
- to be silent, to not speak
Ancestry of “þighia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þegja | to be silent |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |
Words derived from “þighia”