Where does “takt” come from?

takt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English tact, from French tact, from Latin tāctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

takt (Norwegian Bokmål): time, rhythm, tempo, beat; stroke; tact

Definitions

  1. time, rhythm, tempo, beat; stroke; tact

Ancestry of “takt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtactThe sense of touch; feeling; The stroke in...
2Frenchtacttact
3Latintāctustouched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “takt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin tāctus →