Where does “dikt” come from?

dikt (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German dichten, from Latin dictō — to repeat, say often.

dikt (Old Norse): a poem

Definitions

  1. a poem

Ancestry of “dikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandichtento compose a poem
2Latindictōto repeat, say often

Words derived from “dikt”

Every word from Latin dictō →Every word from Middle Low German dichten →