Where does “digte” come from?

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

digte (Danish): indefinite plural of digt; write poetry; compose...

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of digt; write poetry; compose...

Ancestry of “digte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “digte”

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