Where does “Akt” come from?

Akt (Luxembourgish) comes from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Akt (Luxembourgish): act, action, deed; certificate, document,...

Definitions

  1. act, action, deed; certificate, document,...

Ancestry of “Akt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctusmade, done, having been done
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →