Where does “dikter” come from?

dikter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish digter, from Danish digte, from Old Norse dikta, from Middle Low German dichten, from Latin dictō — to repeat, say often.

dikter (Norwegian Bokmål): a poet; imperative of diktere

Definitions

  1. a poet; imperative of diktere

Ancestry of “dikter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdigterpoet; author, writer; present of digte
2Danishdigteindefinite plural of digt; write poetry; compose...
3Old Norsedikta—
4Middle Low Germandichtento compose a poem
5Latindictōto repeat, say often
Every word from Latin dictō →Every word from Middle Low German dichten →Every word from Old Norse dikta →