Where does “gentagelse” come from?

gentagelse (Danish) comes from Danish gentage, from Danish tåge, from Old Danish takæ, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

gentagelse (Danish): repetition

Definitions

  1. repetition

Ancestry of “gentagelse”, step by step

gentagelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gentage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgentageto repeat
2Danishtågefog; mist; haze
3Old Danishtakæ—
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →
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