Where does “lønmodtager” come from?

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

lønmodtager (Danish): wage earner; someone who receives pay in exchange for work

Definitions

  1. wage earner; someone who receives pay in exchange for work

Ancestry of “lønmodtager”, step by step

lønmodtager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish modtager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmodtagersomeone who receives something
2Danishmodtageto receive
3Danishtågefog; mist; haze
4Old Danishtakæ—
5Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
6Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Danish løn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlønsalary, wage; a maple; secret
2Old Danishløn—
3Old Norselaunreward, recompense; secrecy, concealment
4Proto-Germaniclaugnazhidden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlowg-no-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →