Where does “torvtäkt” come from?

torvtäkt (Swedish) comes from Swedish täkt, 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.

torvtäkt (Swedish): peat extraction

Definitions

  1. peat extraction

Ancestry of “torvtäkt”, step by step

torvtäkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish täkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtäkta quarry
2Swedishtåtoe; a body part
3SwedishtagaDated form of ta
4Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
5Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
6Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Swedish torv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtorvturf; peat
2Old Norsetorfturf, sod
3Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
4Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →