Where does “taka þátt” come from?

taka þátt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þáttur, from Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

taka þátt (Icelandic): to take part, to participate

Definitions

  1. to take part, to participate

Ancestry of “taka þátt”, step by step

taka þátt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þáttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþátturthread, strand; a chapter, section; a short...
2Old Norseþáttr—
3Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Icelandic taka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictakato take; to seize, to capture; to get, to obtain
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “taka þátt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →