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Where does “taikną” come from?

taikną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

taikną (Proto-Germanic): sign, token, symbol

Definitions

  1. sign, token, symbol

Ancestry of “taikną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “taikną”

  • take
  • taken
  • takes
  • token
  • tack
  • takeover
  • tacks
  • retake
  • tacking
  • tacky
  • taco
  • takeaway
  • takest
  • toke
  • tokenism
  • tache
  • untaken
  • antitakeover
  • tacksman
  • thumbtack
  • tokenistic
  • tackiness
  • tokenization
  • tackifier
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