Where does “double taker” come from?
double taker (English) comes from English double take, from English take, from Middle English taken, from Old English tācen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
double taker (English): Something causing someone to do a double take
Definitions
- Something causing someone to do a double take
Ancestry of “double taker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | double take | An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a... |
| 2 | English | take | To get into one's hands, possession, or control,... |
| 3 | Middle English | taken | to take; Alternative form of token; Alternative... |
| 4 | Old English | tācen | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | tekinn | past participle of taka; take, took, taken |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tēkanaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |