Where does “modtage” come from?
modtage (Danish) comes from Danish tåge, from Old Danish takæ, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
modtage (Danish): to receive
Ancestry of “modtage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | tåge | fog; mist; haze |
| 2 | Old Danish | takæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
Words derived from “modtage”