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Where does “takk” come from?

takk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic þankō, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

takk (Norwegian Bokmål): thank you, thanks; imperative of takke

Definitions

  1. thank you, thanks; imperative of takke

Ancestry of “takk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþǫkk—
2Proto-Germanicþankō—
3Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →