Thicker
/ˈθɪkər/noun
Comparative form of thick, meaning having greater width, density, or consistency.
Did you know?English thick comes from an old Germanic root meaning “dense, crowded, abundant,” and its relatives spread across Indo-European languages in words for mass, fullness, and heaviness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tegu̯h-
“To be dense, thick, or abundant”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þekaz
“Thick, dense”
Old English
English
þicce
“Thick, dense, close-set”
Middle English
English
thikke
“Thick, dense, not thin”
Modern English
English
thicker
“More thick; having greater thickness or density”