Where does “ta till fånga” come from?
ta till fånga (Swedish) comes from Swedish till fånga, from Swedish till, from Swedish källa, from Old Swedish kalla, from Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic kalzōną, from Proto-Germanic kalzaz, from Proto-Indo-European gols- — voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call.
Ancestry of “ta till fånga”, step by step
ta till fånga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish till fånga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | till fånga | captive |
| 2 | Swedish | till | to; for; with |
| 3 | Swedish | källa | a source; the origin of something; a source of... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | kalla | to call, name; to summon, call for |
| 5 | Old Norse | kalla | to call, name, refer to; to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |