Where does “elskovsdigt” come from?

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

elskovsdigt (Danish): love poem expressing love, seduction, desires etc

Definitions

  1. love poem expressing love, seduction, desires etc

Ancestry of “elskovsdigt”, step by step

elskovsdigt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish digt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdigtpoem; fiction; imperative of digte
2Old Norsedikta poem
3Middle Low Germandichtento compose a poem
4Latindictōto repeat, say often

via Danish elskov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelskovsensual love, lovemaking
Every word from Latin dictō →Every word from Middle Low German dichten →Every word from Old Norse dikt →