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
- to keep quiet to say absolutely nothing; to shut...
Ancestry of “tiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | þighia | to be silent, to not speak |
| 2 | Old Norse | þegja | to be silent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þagjaną | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |