Where does “aktningsvärdhet” come from?
aktningsvärdhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish aktningsvärd, from Swedish aktning, from Swedish äkta, from Swedish ekta, from Middle Low German echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
aktningsvärdhet (Swedish): respectability
Definitions
- respectability
Ancestry of “aktningsvärdhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | aktningsvärd | respectable |
| 2 | Swedish | aktning | respect |
| 3 | Swedish | äkta | genuine, authentic; not faked or counterfeit;... |
| 4 | Swedish | ekta | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | echt | lawful, genuine |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ēhaft | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | aiwahaft | lawful; true, genuine, real; honourable |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | haft | captive |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |