Where does “dagsaktuell” come from?

dagsaktuell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk aktuell, from French actuel, from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

dagsaktuell (Norwegian Nynorsk): current

Definitions

  1. current

Ancestry of “dagsaktuell”, step by step

dagsaktuell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk aktuell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaktuellcurrent
2Frenchactuelcurrent
3Latinactuālisactive, practical
4Latināctusmade, done, having been done
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Norwegian Nynorsk dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdaga day; the period of time between sunrise and...
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →