Where does “geboorteakte” come from?

geboorteakte (Dutch) comes from Dutch akte, 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.

geboorteakte (Dutch): birth certificate

Definitions

  1. birth certificate

Ancestry of “geboorteakte”, step by step

geboorteakte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch akte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchakteact; legal instrument, deed; a certificate, a...
2Middle Dutchacte—
3Old Frenchacteperform, do
4Latināctum—
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Dutch geboorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeboortebirth
2Middle Dutchgeboorte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →