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

  1. honourable, reputable, respectable, worthy

Ancestry of “aktverdig”, step by step

aktverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål akt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaktan act, ceremony; an act; a nude model
2GermanAktact; nude; artwork of a naked person
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Norwegian Bokmål verdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverdigworthy; dignified
2Old Norseverðugr
3Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō
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