Where does “kompetent” come from?
kompetent (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French compétent, from German kompetent, from Italian competente, from Spanish competente, from Portuguese competente, from Latin competēns, from Latin competō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kompetent (Norwegian Nynorsk): competent
Ancestry of “kompetent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | compétent | competent |
| 2 | German | kompetent | competent |
| 3 | Italian | competente | competent; expert, qualified; having jurisdiction |
| 4 | Spanish | competente | competent; expert, qualified |
| 5 | Portuguese | competente | competent |
| 6 | Latin | competēns | — |
| 7 | Latin | competō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |