þicgan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to receive, take, accept
- to take (food), consume
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną (receive, accept, beg) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tegʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tegʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoreceive English
- misreceive English
- receivability English
- receivable English
- receival English
- receive English
- receiver English
- receivest English
- receiveth English
- recevoir French
- *tegʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *tek- Proto-Indo-European
- tigge Norwegian Bokmål
- *þigjaną Proto-Germanic
- tigga Swedish
- tiggare Swedish
- tigga Norwegian Nynorsk
- tigge Norwegian Nynorsk
- þiċġan Old English
- receiven Middle English
- þiggja Old Norse
- tigge Danish
- ricevi Esperanto
- þiggja Icelandic
- thiggian Old Saxon
- þiggia Old Swedish