Where does “digt” come from?

digt (Danish) comes from Old Norse dikt, from Middle Low German dichten, from Latin dictō — to repeat, say often.

digt (Danish): poem; fiction; imperative of digte

Definitions

  1. poem; fiction; imperative of digte

Ancestry of “digt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedikta poem
2Middle Low Germandichtento compose a poem
3Latindictōto repeat, say often

Words derived from “digt”

Every word from Latin dictō →Every word from Middle Low German dichten →Every word from Old Norse dikt →