Where does “täkt” come from?

täkt (Swedish) comes 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.

täkt (Swedish): a quarry

Definitions

  1. a quarry

Ancestry of “täkt”, step by step

täkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tå

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

via Latin tāctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintāctustouched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “täkt”

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