Where does “tåge” come from?

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

tåge (Danish): fog; mist; haze

Definitions

  1. fog; mist; haze

Ancestry of “tåge”, step by step

tåge traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish takæ

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

via Old Danish thokæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthokæ—
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty

via Old Danish Taki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DanishTaki—

Words derived from “tåge”

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