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
Definitions
- poetry
Ancestry of “diktning”, step by step
diktning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dikta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dikta | compose poetry |
| 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) | tight |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Norwegian Bokmål dikt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dikt | poem; fiction, pack of lies, invention |
| 2 | Old Norse | dikt | a poem |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dichten | to compose a poem |
| 4 | Latin | dictō | to repeat, say often |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |