Where does “wapentake” come from?

wapentake (English) comes from Middle English wapentake, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from Old Norse tak, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

wapentake (English): An administrative subdivision in northern English...

Definitions

  1. An administrative subdivision in northern English...

Ancestry of “wapentake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwapentake—
2Old Englishwǣpenġetæc—
3Old Norsevápnataklit. a weapons-touching: a Scandinavian ceremony...
4Old Norsetakgrip, hold
5Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
6Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “wapentake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →