Where does “þegnaz” come from?

þegnaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

þegnaz (Proto-Germanic): retainer, servant

Definitions

  1. retainer, servant

Ancestry of “þegnaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “þegnaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-