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
- thank you, thanks; imperative of takke
Ancestry of “takk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þǫkk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |