Where does “akut” come from?

akut (Swedish) comes from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akut (Swedish): critical (as might warrant immediate action); (extremely) urgent, an emergency, etc

Definitions

  1. critical (as might warrant immediate action); (extremely) urgent, an emergency, etc

Ancestry of “akut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
2Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
3Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
4Proto-Italicakus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “akut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →