Where does “dikta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dikta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dikta”

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