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Where does “pedagogikk” come from?

pedagogikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pedagogikk (Norwegian Bokmål): pedagogy

Definitions

  1. pedagogy

Ancestry of “pedagogikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαιδαγωγίαthe act of guiding, attending; teaching;...
2Ancient Greekπαιδαγωγόςoriginally, a slave who accompanied a child to...
3Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
4Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
5Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →