Where does “tækling” come from?

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

tækling (Icelandic): tackle

Definitions

  1. tackle

Ancestry of “tækling”, step by step

tækling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tækla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictæklato tackle
2EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
3Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
4Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
5Middle Dutchtakel—

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing—
Every word from Middle Dutch takel →Every word from Dutch takel →Every word from Middle English takel →