Where does “vápnatak” come from?

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

vápnatak (Old Norse): lit. a weapons-touching: a Scandinavian ceremony...

Definitions

  1. lit. a weapons-touching: a Scandinavian ceremony...

Ancestry of “vápnatak”, step by step

vápnatak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetakgrip, hold
2Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
3Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Old Norse vápn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevápnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “vápnatak”

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