Where does “fordelaktig” come from?

fordelaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -aktig, from Low German -achtig.

fordelaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): advantageous, beneficial, favourable

Definitions

  1. advantageous, beneficial, favourable

Ancestry of “fordelaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-aktigcreates adjectives; -like, -ish
2Low German-achtig—
Every word from Low German -achtig →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk -aktig →