tak

Meaning

1. (masculine) branch, twig, bough
2. (masculine) branch, offshoot, division

Concepts

branch

bough

section

speciality

compartment

department

twig

pigeonhole

sprig

limb

ward

division

domain

specialization

specialty

square

stick

land

discipline

limbs

line of business

offset

offshoot

chapter

property

branch office

sector

branches

subdivision

tine

bifurcation

arm

affiliate

edge

estate

farm

gore

Synonyms

branche

afdeling

vak

boerderij

discipline

goed

👍

landgoed

aftakking

bezitting

takje

kant

lijn

onderbeen

rijs

sectie

vertakking

twijg

geleding

zijde

sektie

kwast

Translations

branche

Ast

Zweig

rama

ramo

💐

ramo

galho

rameau

branca

dal

Abteilung

Fach

spécialité

κλαδί

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɑk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: tac

Inherited from Old Dutch: *takko

Inherited from Frankish: *takkō

In summary

From Middle Dutch tac (“pointy object, forked object”), from Old Dutch *takko (“pointy object”), from Frankish *takkō, from Proto-Germanic *takkô. Unrelated to the prefix takke-, as in takkewijf.