Where does “godta” come from?

godta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

godta (Norwegian Bokmål): to accept

Definitions

  1. to accept

Ancestry of “godta”, step by step

godta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåa toe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Bokmål god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgodgood
2Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
3Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “godta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →