Where does “nedtage” come from?

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

nedtage (Danish): to take down (something); to remove

Definitions

  1. to take down (something); to remove

Ancestry of “nedtage”, step by step

nedtage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tåge

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

via Danish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →