Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “tacka för det” come from? tacka för det (Swedish) comes from Swedish täcka, from Polish taca, from German Tasse, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test — a third party standing, after the two parties to...
Ancestry of “tacka för det”, step by step tacka för det traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish täcka Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish täcka to cover; to place something over; to cover; to... 2 Polish taca tray, salver 3 German Tasse cup with a handle 4 French tasse cup; cupful 5 Middle French tasse — 6 Arabic طَاس bowl, basin; bowl, cup 7 Persian تست test 8 English Test a Test match 9 German testen to test 10 German Test test; melting pot 11 English test A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... 12 Middle English teste — 13 Old French teste head 14 Latin testis witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle 15 Latin terstis — 16 Latin trīstis sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose 17 Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s a third party standing, after the two parties to...
via Swedish för Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish för too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... 2 Swedish bud a message (also budskap) 3 Swedish givare a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor 4 Swedish giva a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... 5 Old Swedish giva to give 6 Old Norse gefa to give something; to give someone something 7 Proto-Germanic gebaną to give 8 Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- to give
via Swedish det Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish det It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of... 2 Old Swedish þæt it; that 3 Old Norse þat it; that 4 Proto-Germanic þat nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa 5 Proto-Indo-European tód demonstrative pronoun; that; it 6 Proto-Indo-European to- it; that; the, that 7 Proto-Indo-European só this; that