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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

Definitions

  1. to absorb, to take in

Ancestry of “meðtaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmeðwith
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →