Where does “ticht” come from?

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

ticht (Saterland Frisian): tight; close; near

Definitions

  1. tight; close; near

Ancestry of “ticht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianticht—
2Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
3Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz →