Where does “takes” come from?
Take comes from Middle English taken, Old English tacen, and Proto-Germanic taikną, all deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root deyḱ-.
takes (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “takes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | take | To get into one's hands, possession, or control,... |
| 2 | Middle English | taken | to take; Alternative form of token; Alternative... |
| 3 | Old English | tācen | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | tekinn | past participle of taka; take, took, taken |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tēkanaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |