Where does “aktverdig” come from?

aktverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk verdig, from Old Norse verðugr, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

aktverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk): honourable, reputable, respectable, worthy

Definitions

  1. honourable, reputable, respectable, worthy

Ancestry of “aktverdig”, step by step

aktverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk verdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverdigworthy; dignified
2Old Norseverðugr—
3Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Nynorsk akt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaktan act, ceremony; an act; a nude model
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →