Where does “diktarskap” come from?
diktarskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish diktare, from Swedish dikta, from German dichten, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz — to stretch, to extend.
diktarskap (Swedish): poethood
Definitions
- poethood
Ancestry of “diktarskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | diktare | poet |
| 2 | Swedish | dikta | compose poetry |
| 3 | German | dichten | to compose; to caulk, seal |
| 4 | German | dicht | thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | dīchte | — |
| 6 | Old High German | dīhti | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |