Where does “firentacen” come from?

firentacen (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.

firentacen (Old English): mark of sin

Definitions

  1. mark of sin

Ancestry of “firentacen”, step by step

firentacen 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 firen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfirencrime, sin; torment, suffering
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz →