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Where does “tacan” come from?

tacan (Old English) comes from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

tacan (Old English): to take; to touch, make contact with

Definitions

  1. to take; to touch, make contact with

Ancestry of “tacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
2Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “tacan”

  • take
  • taken
  • takes
  • token
  • tack
  • takeover
  • tacks
  • retake
  • tacking
  • tacky
  • takeaway
  • takest
  • toke
  • tokenism
  • untaken
  • antitakeover
  • tacksman
  • thumbtack
  • tokenistic
  • tackiness
  • tokenization
  • tackifier
  • stocktake
  • tooken
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