Where does “Taks” come from?
Taks (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thaks, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
Taks (Saterland Frisian): badger
Ancestry of “Taks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | thaks | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |