Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/takkô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deHgʰ-n-, possibly from a root *deh₃gʰ- (“branch”); split from the same paradigm came Proto-Germanic *tōgô and *tōkô (“branch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑk.kɔːː/

Noun

*takkô m

1. (West Germanic) spike, thorn, prickle

Declension

Declension of *takkô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*takkô	*takkaniz
Vocative	*takkô	*takkaniz
Accusative	*takkanų	*takkanunz
Genitive	*takkiniz	*takkanǫ̂
Dative	*takkini	*takkammaz
Instrumental	*takkinē	*takkammiz

Related terms

• *taggǭ, *taggô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *takkō
  • Old Frisian: *takka
    • Saterland Frisian: Takke
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: takel
    • West Frisian: takkel, takke
  • Old Saxon: *takko
    • Middle Low German: tacke
      • German Low German: Tacke, Tack
      • → Danish: tak
  • Old Dutch: *takko
    • Middle Dutch: tacke, tac
      • Dutch: tak
  • → Old Northern French: taque
    • → Middle English: tak, takke, take, tace
      • English: tack
      • Scots: taik
      • → Anglo-Latin: taccum
  • Old High German: *zacho; *tacha, *zacha
    • Middle High German: tacke, zacke
      • German: Zacke