Where does “ta knekken på” come from?

ta knekken på (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ta, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

ta knekken på (Norwegian Bokmål): to finish, put an end to, to be killing

Definitions

to finish, put an end to, to be killing

Ancestry of “ta knekken på”, step by step

ta knekken på traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	ta	to take; to have
2	Old Norse	taka	to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3	Proto-Germanic	tēkaną	to touch; to grasp
4	Proto-Indo-European	deh₁g-	to touch

via Norwegian Bokmål knekk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	knekk	a blow shock, disappointment, setback, damage, injury
2	Norwegian Bokmål	knekke	to crack; snap; break; to subdue; to bend

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