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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”

  • thane
  • thegn
  • degen
  • thegnhood
  • thanedom
  • thanage
  • thaneship
  • thaneland
  • thanehood
  • thegndom
  • dagen
  • thane
  • Degen
  • thane
  • þein
  • thein
  • theign
  • þeġen
  • þæġn
  • þegn
  • þegn
  • þegn
  • deghen
  • degan
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