Where does “ørkenaktig” come from?

ørkenaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -aktig, from Low German -achtig.

ørkenaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): desert-like

Definitions

  1. desert-like

Ancestry of “ørkenaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-aktigcreates adjectives; -like, -ish
2Low German-achtig—
Every word from Low German -achtig →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk -aktig →