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Number: 1956
Root: tak-, takē(i)-
English meaning: to be silent
German meaning: `schweigen'
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.
Pages: 1055
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *tak(')-
Meaning: to keep silent
Germanic: *ɵáx-ē-/*ɵag-ḗ- vb., *ɵag-já- vb., *ɵig-já- vb.
Latin: taceō, -ēre, -uī, -itum `schweigen', tacitus, -a `schweigsam'
Other Italic: Umbr tac̨ez, tases `tacitus', pl. nom. tasetur `tacitī'
Russ. meaning: молчать
References: WP I 703
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *ɵáxēn- vb., *ɵagján-, *ɵagḗn- vb., *ɵigján- vb.
Meaning: keep silent
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Gothic: *ɵahan `keep secret; be silent'
Old Norse: ɵegja wk `schweigen'; ɵegna `verstummen', ɵagall `schweigsam'
Norwegian: tegja vb.
Swedish: tiga vb.
Danish: tie vb.
Old Saxon: thagon, thagian
Old High German: thagēn wk. `be silent', gi-thagēn `grow silent'
Middle High German: dagen wk. 'schweigen; mit dp. ruhig zuhören; verschweigen'
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