Where does “diktning” come from?
diktning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish dikta, from German dichten, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- — to stretch, to extend.
diktning (Norwegian Bokmål): poetry
Ancestry of “diktning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | dikta | — |
| 2 | German | dichten | to compose; to caulk, seal |
| 3 | German | dicht | thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | dīchte | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dīhti | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |