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Where does “uekte” come from?

uekte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ekte, from Middle Low German echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

uekte (Norwegian Nynorsk): artificial, false, imitation , spurious, not...

Definitions

  1. artificial, false, imitation , spurious, not...

Ancestry of “uekte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskektetrue, genuine, real
2Middle Low Germanechtlawful, genuine
3Old Dutchēhaft—
4Proto-West Germanicaiwahaftlawful; true, genuine, real; honourable
5Proto-West Germanichaftcaptive
6Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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