Where does “tak” come from?

tak (Danish) comes from Middle Low German tacke, from Old Dutch takko, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

tak (Danish): thanks; thank you, thanks; A jag

Definitions

  1. thanks; thank you, thanks; A jag

Ancestry of “tak”, step by step

tak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German tacke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantacke—
2Old Dutchtakkopointy object
3Frankishtakkō—
4Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

via Old Norse þǫkk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫkk—
2Proto-Germanicþankō—
3Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic takkô →Every word from Frankish takkō →