Where does “*þį̄ht(ī)” come from?

*þį̄ht(ī) (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

*þį̄ht(ī) (Proto-West Germanic): tight

Definitions

  1. tight

Ancestry of “*þį̄ht(ī)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “*þį̄ht(ī)”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →