Where does “årstakt” come from?

årstakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

årstakt (Swedish): annual rate

Definitions

  1. annual rate

Ancestry of “årstakt”, step by step

årstakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish täkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtäkta quarry
2Swedishtåtoe; a body part
3SwedishtagaDated form of ta
4Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
5Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
6Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Swedish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →