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Where does “þigjaną” come from?

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

þigjaną (Proto-Germanic): to accept, receive; to implore, beg

Definitions

  1. to accept, receive; to implore, beg

Ancestry of “þigjaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þigjaną”

  • thig
  • tigga
  • tigger
  • tiggare
  • tigge
  • tiggerbrev
  • tigger
  • tigger
  • tigge
  • thiggen
  • þicgan
  • þiċġan
  • þiggja
  • þiggja
  • thiggian
  • þiggia
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