Where does “bėgtakis” come from?
bėgtakis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian takas, from Spanish taco, from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.
bėgtakis (Lithuanian): treadmill
Definitions
- treadmill
Ancestry of “bėgtakis”, step by step
bėgtakis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian takas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | takas | footpath, path; track, lane; way |
| 2 | Spanish | taco | taco; peg; dowel |
| 3 | Italian | tacco | heel; chock; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | taccone | patch; botch; hobnail |
| 5 | Italian | tacca | notch, nick; third-person singular present... |
| 6 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |
via Lithuanian bė́gti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | bė́gti | to run |