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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak- or *tHk-. Cognate with Proto-Italic *takēō.
Verb
*þagjaną
- to be silent, to not speak
- Antonyms: *sagjaną, *kweþaną
Inflection
Conjugation of
*þagjaną (weak class 3 j-present)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Iterative-intensive formation derived from *þigjaną.
Verb
*þagjaną
- (West Germanic) to take, consume
Inflection
Descendants