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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |