Where does “takeover” come from?

Takeover comes from English take, from Middle English taken, from Old English tacen, from Proto-Germanic taikną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-, meaning to show or point.

takeover (English): The purchase of one company by another; a merger...

Definitions

  1. The purchase of one company by another; a merger...

Ancestry of “takeover”, step by step

takeover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English take

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtakeTo get into one's hands, possession, or control,...
2Middle Englishtakento take; Alternative form of token; Alternative...
3Old Englishtācen
4Old Norsetekinnpast participle of taka; take, took, taken
5Proto-Germanictēkanaz
6Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “takeover

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-