Where does “tiltak” come from?

tiltak (Faroese) comes from Faroese til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tiltak (Faroese): reserves, substitute; event; phrase, saying

Definitions

  1. reserves, substitute; event; phrase, saying

Ancestry of “tiltak”, step by step

tiltak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetilto, towards; until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Faroese tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesetakA roof; A grip, hold; A huge effort, major...
2Old Norsetakgrip, hold
3Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą