Old Norse taka, Gothic tekan, Greek τεταγών

Words derived from Old Norse inSir Gawain and the Green Knight: An etymological survey

“…taí‐tōk ), have been much debated; for discussion and references see notably GED s.v. tekan , Bj‐L., Seebold, Kroonen, Kortlandt () and further LIV (616–17).…”

“… A connection with OE þaccian ‘to pat, stroke’ has sometimes been claimed (see Kortlandt ), but this remains contentious. …”