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Where does “þaguniz” come from?

þaguniz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

Ancestry of “þaguniz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
2Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “þaguniz”

  • þögn
  • hálfnótuþögn
  • þǫgn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →