Where does “take” come from?

Take derives from Middle English taken, from Old English tacen, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-.

take (English): To get into one's hands, possession, or control,...

Definitions

  1. To get into one's hands, possession, or control,...

Ancestry of “take”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtakento take; Alternative form of token; Alternative...
2Old Englishtācen—
3Old Norsetekinnpast participle of taka; take, took, taken
4Proto-Germanictēkanaz—
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “take”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →
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