Where does “tå” come from?
tå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
tå (Norwegian Bokmål): a toe
Ancestry of “tå”, step by step
tå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse tá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tá | a toe; path, walk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taihwǭ | toe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīhwaną | to show, announce |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Old Norse taka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |