Where does “aktør” come from?

aktør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French acteur, from Middle French acteur, from Latin āctor, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aktør (Norwegian Bokmål): actor

Definitions

  1. actor

Ancestry of “aktør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacteuractor
2Middle Frenchacteur—
3Latināctordoer, agent
4Latināctusmade, done, having been done
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →