tak-, takē(i)-

English meaning                      to be silent

German meaning                     `schweigen'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                 

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Lat. taceō, -ēre `schweigen', umbr. tac̨ez `tacitus', tasetur Nom. Pl. `taciti';

                got. þahan `schweigen', þahains `Schweigen', mit gramm. Wechsel ahd. dagēn, as. thagōn, thagian ds., aisl. þegja ds., þagna `verstummen', þagall, þǫgull `schweigsam';

                vielleicht als Aktiv zu obiger neutropassiven Gruppe: air. tachtaid `würgt', cymr. tagu, corn. bret. taga `das Würgen' als ursprüngl. `zum Schweigen bringen'; unklar ist cymr. gos-teg f. `Schweigen'.

References                              WP. I 703, WH. II 641 f.

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