Where does “tjuk” come from?
tjuk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thikke, from Proto-West Germanic þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.
tjuk (Saterland Frisian): thick
Ancestry of “tjuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | thikke | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þikkwī | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þekuz | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tégus | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teg- | — |