Where does “dikt” come from?

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

dikt (Swedish): poem

Definitions

  1. poem

Ancestry of “dikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedikta poem
2Middle Low Germandichtento compose a poem
3Latindictōto repeat, say often
Every word from Latin dictō →Every word from Middle Low German dichten →Every word from Old Norse dikt →