Where does “digter” come from?
digter (Danish) comes from Danish digte, from Old Norse dikta, from Middle Low German dichten, from Latin dictō.
digter (Danish): poet; author, writer; present of digte
Definitions
- poet; author, writer; present of digte
Ancestry of “digter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | digte | indefinite plural of digt; write poetry; compose... |
| 2 | Old Norse | dikta | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dichten | to compose a poem |
| 4 | Latin | dictō | — |