þögn

Icelandic

/θœkn/

noun

Definitions

(uncountable) silence
(music) rest

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þǫgn (silence) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þaguniz, *þagjaną (be silent).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þagjaną

Gloss

be silent

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*tak- Proto-Indo-European
*þagjaną Proto-Germanic
*þaguniz Proto-Germanic
*þankijaną Proto-Germanic
geþeaht Old English
þeaht Old English
þeahtian Old English
þenċan Old English
þegja Old Norse
þǫgn Old Norse
hálfnóta Icelandic
hálfnótuþögn Icelandic
𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 Gothic