Where does “taken” come from?

taken (Middle English) comes from Old English tācen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

taken (Middle English): to take; Alternative form of token; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. to take; Alternative form of token; Alternative...

Ancestry of “taken”, step by step

taken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tācen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtācen—
2Old Norsetekinnpast participle of taka; take, took, taken
3Proto-Germanictēkanaz—
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Old English tacan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtacanto take; to touch, make contact with
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing

Words derived from “taken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz →