Where does “aktverdig” come from?
aktverdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål akt, from German Akt, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aktverdig (Norwegian Bokmål): honourable, reputable, respectable, worthy
Definitions
- honourable, reputable, respectable, worthy
Ancestry of “aktverdig”, step by step
aktverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål akt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | akt | an act, ceremony; an act; a nude model |
| 2 | German | Akt | act; nude; artwork of a naked person |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |