Where does “wapentake” come from?

wapentake (Middle English) comes from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from Old Norse tak, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

Ancestry of “wapentake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣpenġetæc
2Old Norsevápnataklit. a weapons-touching: a Scandinavian ceremony...
3Old Norsetakgrip, hold
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “wapentake

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka
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