Where does “kulte” come from?
kulte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kult, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kulte (Norwegian Bokmål): to cover or fill with coarsely crushed stone
Definitions
- to cover or fill with coarsely crushed stone
Ancestry of “kulte”, step by step
kulte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kult | neuter singular of kul; a cult |
| 2 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 3 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 5 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Norwegian Bokmål e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | e | Alternative form of ei |