Where does “tvítaka” come from?

tvítaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

tvítaka (Icelandic): to repeat, to iterate

Definitions

  1. to repeat, to iterate

Ancestry of “tvítaka”, step by step

tvítaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic tví

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictví—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →