Where does “tækla” come from?

tækla (Icelandic) comes from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

tækla (Icelandic): to tackle

Definitions

  1. to tackle

Ancestry of “tækla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
2Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
3Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
4Middle Dutchtakel—

Words derived from “tækla”

Every word from Middle Dutch takel →Every word from Dutch takel →Every word from Middle English takel →