Where does “på kreditt” come from?
på kreditt (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.
på kreditt (Norwegian Bokmål): by credit; paid by store account or credit card
Definitions
- by credit; paid by store account or credit card
Ancestry of “på kreditt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kreditt | economic confidence enjoyed by a person or firm;... |
| 2 | English | credit | To believe; to put credence in; To add to an... |
| 3 | Middle French | crédit | belief, trust |
| 4 | Latin | crēditum | — |
| 5 | Latin | crēdō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |