Where does “taktfull” come from?
taktfull (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
taktfull (Norwegian Nynorsk): tactful, discreet
Definitions
- tactful, discreet
Ancestry of “taktfull”, step by step
taktfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk full
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | full | full; drunk; complete, total |
| 2 | Old Norse | fullr | full |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Norwegian Nynorsk takt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | takt | <br>; time, rhythm, tempo, beat; stroke |
| 2 | Latin | tāctus | touched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |