Where does “belltacen” come from?

belltacen (Old English) comes from Old English tācen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

belltacen (Old English): signal by bell

Definitions

  1. signal by bell

Ancestry of “belltacen”, step by step

belltacen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Old English belle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbellebell
2Proto-West Germanicbellā—
3Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz →