Where does “tå” come from?

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

tå (Swedish): toe; a body part

Definitions

  1. toe; a body part

Ancestry of “tå”, step by step

tå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish taga

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

via Old Swedish ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishta—
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tå”

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