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Where does “sekt” come from?

sekt (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sekr, from Proto-Germanic sakjaz.

sekt (Old Norse): penalty

Definitions

  1. penalty

Ancestry of “sekt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesekrguilty; convicted, outlawed, condemned to...
2Proto-Germanicsakjaz—

Words derived from “sekt”

  • sæktæ
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