Where does “þakkjan” come from?

þakkjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þakjaną, from Proto-Germanic þaką, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

þakkjan (Proto-West Germanic): to cover; to burn

Definitions

  1. to cover; to burn

Ancestry of “þakkjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþakjanąto cover; to burn
2Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “þakkjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þaką →Every word from Proto-Germanic þakjaną →