Where does “aktivum” come from?

aktivum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin activum, from Latin activus, from Latin ago, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aktivum (Norwegian Nynorsk): an asset

Definitions

  1. an asset

Ancestry of “aktivum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactivumnominative neuter singular of āctīvus; accusative...
2Latinactivusactive; practical
3LatinagoI act, I behave; I do or make continuously or...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →