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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →