Where does “tretakt” come from?

tretakt (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.

tretakt (Swedish): triple time

Definitions

  1. triple time

Ancestry of “tretakt”, step by step

tretakt 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 tre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrethree
2Old Swedishþrirthree
3Old Norseþrírthree
4Proto-Norseᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkaną →Every word from Old Norse taka →