Where does “tækur” come from?

tækur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tœkr, from Proto-Germanic tōkijaz, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

tækur (Icelandic): acceptable

Definitions

  1. acceptable

Ancestry of “tækur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetœkracceptable
2Proto-Germanictōkijazable to take, able to be taken
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “tækur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōkijaz →