Where does “tacka nej” come from?
tacka nej (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...
tacka nej (Swedish): to decline (an offer or the like), to say no (compare English "No, thanks!" (nej tack))
Definitions
- to decline (an offer or the like), to say no (compare English "No, thanks!" (nej tack))
Ancestry of “tacka nej”, step by step
tacka nej traces back through two 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... |