Where does “hämndeakt” come from?

hämndeakt (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.

hämndeakt (Swedish): act of vengeance

Definitions

  1. act of vengeance

Ancestry of “hämndeakt”, step by step

hämndeakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish akt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishaktact; a division of a theatrical performance; act,...
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Swedish hämnd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhämndvengeance, revenge
2Old Norsehefndrevenge
3Old Norsehefnaavenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →