Where does “tacen” come from?
tacen (Old English) comes from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic tēkanaz, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
Ancestry of “tacen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | tekinn | past participle of taka; take, took, taken |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tēkanaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
Words derived from “tacen”