Where does “-tægt” come from?

-tægt (Danish) comes from Old Norse tekt, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

-tægt (Danish): taking

Definitions

  1. taking

Ancestry of “-tægt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetektsafety
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “-tægt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →
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