Where does “tiga” come from?

tiga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þighia, from Old Norse þegja, from Proto-Germanic þagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

tiga (Swedish): to keep quiet to say absolutely nothing; to shut...

Definitions

  1. to keep quiet to say absolutely nothing; to shut...

Ancestry of “tiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþighiato be silent, to not speak
2Old Norseþegjato be silent
3Proto-Germanicþagjanąto be silent, to not speak; to take, consume
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent

Words derived from “tiga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þagjaną →Every word from Old Norse þegja →