Etymology

This compound was formed within ME on take (v.).

PGmc Ancestor

*tak-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

taka ‘to take’ 
(ONP taka (2) (vb.))

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far taka, Icel taka, Norw taka, Dan tage, OSw taka, tagha, Sw taga

OE Cognate

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

B2

Attestation

This compound is common and widespread in late ME, but the v. take is attested from late OE (see further take (v.)).

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Cl 357, 1573

Emerson (1922: 386) reads another instance at Gaw 1333, but editors agree in interpreting this as the phrase <out token> 'took out' (see take).

Bibliography

MED ǒuttāke(n (prep.) , OED out-taken (prep. and conj.) , HTOED ; see further take (v.).