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Where does “kreditt” come from?

kreditt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian credito, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

kreditt (Norwegian Nynorsk): economic confidence enjoyed by a person or firm;...

Definitions

  1. economic confidence enjoyed by a person or firm;...

Ancestry of “kreditt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancreditocredit
2Latincrēditum—
3Latincrēdō—
4Proto-Italickrezdō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “kreditt”

  • kredittkort
  • kredittverdig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →