Where does “Akte” come from?

Akte (German) comes from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Akte (German): file

Definitions

  1. file

Ancestry of “Akte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctaacts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “Akte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →