Where does “akt” come from?

akt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

akt (Norwegian Nynorsk): an act, ceremony; an act; a nude model

Definitions

  1. an act, ceremony; an act; a nude model

Ancestry of “akt”, step by step

akt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin āctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināctusmade, done, having been done
2Latinagōto act, to behave
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Middle Low German acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanachtarrest of the king, ostracism, exclusion from the secular legal community
2Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
3Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “akt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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