Where does “ta knekken på” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. 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 Nynorsk ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktato take; to catch; Nonstandard form of av
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Norwegian Nynorsk knekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskknekka blow shock, disappointment, setback, damage, injury
2Norwegian Nynorskknekke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →