Where does “andgiettacen” come from?

andgiettacen (Old English) comes from Old English andġiet, from Old English onġietan, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

andgiettacen (Old English): perceptible sign

Definitions

  1. perceptible sign

Ancestry of “andgiettacen”, step by step

andgiettacen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English andġiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishandġietintelligence, understanding
2Old Englishonġietanto grasp, get, lay hold of, seize; understand,...
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English tācen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtācen
2Old Norsetekinnpast participle of taka; take, took, taken
3Proto-Germanictēkanaz
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an