Where does “uekte” come from?
uekte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ekte, from Middle Low German echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
uekte (Norwegian Bokmål): artificial, false, imitation , spurious,...
Definitions
- artificial, false, imitation , spurious,...
Ancestry of “uekte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ekte | true, genuine, real |
| 2 | Middle Low German | echt | lawful, genuine |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēhaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiwahaft | lawful; true, genuine, real; honourable |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haft | captive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |