Where does “tekst” come from?
tekst (Danish) comes from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tekst (Danish): a text
Definitions
- a text
Ancestry of “tekst”, step by step
tekst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin textus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | textus | woven, having been woven; texture, structure;... |
| 2 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old Norse textr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | textr | — |