Where does “hämndakt” come from?

hämndakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish akt, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

hämndakt (Swedish): act of vengeance

Definitions

act of vengeance

Ancestry of “hämndakt”, step by step

hämndakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish akt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	akt	act; a division of a theatrical performance; act,...
2	Latin	āctus	made, done, having been done
3	Latin	agō	to act, to behave
4	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

via Swedish hämnd

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	hämnd	vengeance, revenge
2	Old Norse	hefnd	revenge
3	Old Norse	hefna	avenge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →