Where does “eksakthet” come from?
eksakthet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
eksakthet (Norwegian Bokmål): accuracy, exactitude, exactness, precision,...
Definitions
- accuracy, exactitude, exactness, precision,...
Ancestry of “eksakthet”, step by step
eksakthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål het
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | het | hot; simple past of hete |
| 2 | Old Norse | heitr | hot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Norwegian Bokmål eksakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | eksakt | exact; exactly |