Where does “gagntaka” come from?
gagntaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gagn, from Old Norse gagn, from Proto-Germanic gaganą, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gagntaka (Icelandic): to captivate, to enrapture
Definitions
- to captivate, to enrapture
Ancestry of “gagntaka”, step by step
gagntaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gagn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gagn | usefulness, use, avail; item, article; data |
| 2 | Old Norse | gagn | benefit, advantage, use |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaganą | gain, profit", literally "return |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |