'suddenly-taken' is a compound word formed from 'suddenly' and 'taken'. 'Suddenly' originates from Middle English 'sodein', from Old French 'soudain', from Latin 'subitaneus', meaning 'unexpected'. 'Taken' is the past participle of 'take', which comes from Old English 'tacan', from Old Norse 'taka', meaning 'to grasp'.

'Suddenly' evolved from the Old French 'soudain' and 'taken' from Old Norse 'taka', eventually forming the modern English compound 'suddenly-taken'.

Initially, 'suddenly' meant 'unexpectedly' and 'taken' meant 'grasped'. The compound 'suddenly-taken' retains the meaning of something being abruptly acquired.