Where does “taka” come from?

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

taka (Old Norse): to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing

Definitions

  1. to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing

Ancestry of “taka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “taka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →