Words that come from Old Norse “taka”

203 words across 19 languages descend from Old Norse taka — including take, taken, takes, token, tack, takeover, tacks, retake.

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English (69)

Norwegian Bokmål (44)

Norwegian Nynorsk (20)

Swedish (18)

Icelandic (16)

Middle English (8)

Danish (7)

Old Norse (4)

Westrobothnian (3)

Old English (3)

Faroese (2)

Old Danish (2)

Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Japanese (1)

Cebuano (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Jamaican Creole (1)