Where does “sakte” come from?

sakte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German sachte, from Old Saxon sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.

sakte (Norwegian Nynorsk): slow

Definitions

  1. slow

Ancestry of “sakte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansachte—
2Old Saxonsāfti—
3Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
4Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samftī →Every word from Old Saxon sāfti →