Where does “tjockis” come from?

tjockis (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjock, from Old Swedish thiokker, from Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tjockis (Swedish): fatso, fatty

Definitions

  1. fatso, fatty

Ancestry of “tjockis”, step by step

tjockis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tjock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjockthick; overweight, fat
2Old Swedishthiokker
3Old Norseþykkrthick
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-

via Swedish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishisIce; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a...
2Old Swedishis
3Old Norseíssice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégusEvery word from Proto-Germanic þekuz