Where does “takk fyrir” come from?

takk fyrir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic takk, from Danish tak, from Middle Low German tacke, from Old Dutch takko, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

takk fyrir (Icelandic): thank you, thanks

Definitions

  1. thank you, thanks

Ancestry of “takk fyrir”, step by step

takk fyrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic takk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictakkthank you, thanks; please
2Danishtakthanks; thank you, thanks; A jag
3Middle Low Germantacke—
4Old Dutchtakkopointy object
5Frankishtakkō—
6Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

via Icelandic fyrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfyrirtherefore; for; before
2Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
3Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
4Proto-Germanic*sa—
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “takk fyrir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic takkô →Every word from Frankish takkō →