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Where does “kredittverdig” come from?

kredittverdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kreditt, from English credit, from Middle French crédit, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti — to do, put, place.

kredittverdig (Norwegian Bokmål): credit-worthy or creditworthy

Definitions

  1. credit-worthy or creditworthy

Ancestry of “kredittverdig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkreditteconomic confidence enjoyed by a person or firm;...
2EnglishcreditTo believe; to put credence in; To add to an...
3Middle Frenchcréditbelief, trust
4Latincrēditum—
5Latincrēdō—
6Proto-Italickrezdō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →