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.
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.