Where does “ta” come from?

ta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “ta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “ta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →