Where does “kredittverdig” come from?
kredittverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kreditt, 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.
kredittverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk): credit-worthy or creditworthy
Definitions
- credit-worthy or creditworthy
Ancestry of “kredittverdig”, step by step
kredittverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kreditt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kreditt | economic confidence enjoyed by a person or firm;... |
| 2 | Italian | credito | credit |
| 3 | Latin | crēditum | a loan |
| 4 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Norwegian Nynorsk verdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | verdig | worthy; dignified |
| 2 | Old Norse | verðugr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | verðr | meal; worth; worthy, deserving |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |