Where does “dikt” come from?
dikt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dikt, from Middle Low German dichten, from Latin dictō.
dikt (Norwegian Bokmål): poem; fiction, pack of lies, invention
Definitions
- poem; fiction, pack of lies, invention
Ancestry of “dikt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dikt | a poem |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dichten | to compose a poem |
| 3 | Latin | dictō | — |
Words derived from “dikt”