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Where does “aktuel” come from?

aktuel (Danish) comes from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aktuel (Danish): relevant, of interest, topical; current, present

Definitions

  1. relevant, of interest, topical; current, present

Ancestry of “aktuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctus—
2Latinagō—
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “aktuel”

  • bogaktuel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →