Where does “dikt” come from?

dikt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse dikt, from Middle Low German dichten, from Latin dictō — to repeat, say often.

dikt (Norwegian Nynorsk): poem; fiction, pack of lies, invention; close

Definitions

  1. poem; fiction, pack of lies, invention; close

Ancestry of “dikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedikta poem
2Middle Low Germandichtento compose a poem
3Latindictōto repeat, say often
Every word from Latin dictō →Every word from Middle Low German dichten →Every word from Old Norse dikt →