Where does “endurtaka” come from?
endurtaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
endurtaka (Icelandic): to repeat
Ancestry of “endurtaka”, step by step
endurtaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic taka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | taka | to take; to seize, to capture; to get, to obtain |
| 2 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
via Icelandic endur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | endur | used in certain set phrases; days of yore,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | endr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | andiz | earlier; formerly |
Words derived from “endurtaka”