Where does “meðtaka” come from?
meðtaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic með, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
meðtaka (Icelandic): to absorb, to take in
Ancestry of “meðtaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | með | with |
| 2 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |