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Where does “tāken” come from?

tāken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch takan, from Proto-Germanic takaną — to touch.

Ancestry of “tāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtakan—
2Proto-Germanictakanąto touch

Words derived from “tāken”

  • taken
Every word from Proto-Germanic takaną →