Where does “akte” come from?
akte (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch acte, from Old French acte, from Latin āctum, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
akte (Dutch): act; legal instrument, deed; a certificate, a...
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Ancestry of “akte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | acte | — |
| 2 | Old French | acte | perform, do |
| 3 | Latin | āctum | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “akte”