tœkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tōkijaz (“able to take, able to be taken”), from the verb *tēkaną.

Adjective

tœkr

  1. acceptable

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tækur (“acceptable”)
  • Faroese: tøkur (“ready to take, acceptable”)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tøk (“perceptive”)
  • Old Swedish: tø̄ker, tȳker
    • Swedish: tök (“acceptable, usable, appropriate, attractive”), tyk
  • Old Danish: tøkær (“ready to take”)
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