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English word token comes from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (To grasp. To hold. To touch.), Old English *ġetacen, Proto-Indo-European *diǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *deik'e-

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*tēkaną (Proto-Germanic)

To grasp. To hold. To touch.

*ġetacen (Old English)

*diǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*deik'e- (Proto-Indo-European)

taka (Old Norse)

To take.

tacan (Old English)

To take. To touch, make contact with.

*taiknaz (Proto-Germanic)

tācen (Old English)

tacen (Old English)

Sign, omen, token.

takenn (Middle English)

token (English)

(philosophy) To symbolize, instantiate. To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote. To betroth Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.. A minor attempt for appearance sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's [...]

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