ægte
Danish
[ˈɛɡ̊d̥ə]
adj
Definitions
- true, right
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German echt, ē (marriage, law) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ derived from German -haft derived from Proto-Germanic *haftaz (captured, afflicted, tied).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*haftaz
Gloss
captured, afflicted, tied
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- echt English
- avio Finnish
- ehta Finnish
- -haft German
- Doppelehe German
- Echtheit German
- Echtzeit German
- Ehe German
- Ehebruch German
- Ehefrau German
- Ehegatte German
- Ehegattin German
- Ehegelübde German
- Ehemann German
- Ehepaar German
- Ehering German
- Ehescheidung German
- Ehestand German
- Ehesteuer German
- Eheweib German
- Homoehe German
- Kinderehe German
- Mischehe German
- Scheinehe German
- Zivilehe German
- Zwangsehe German
- echt German
- ehebrechen German
- ehelich German
- farbecht German
- kussecht German
- lebensecht German
- unehelich German
- waschecht German
- -haftig Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂yéws, *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European
- *kh₂ptós Proto-Indo-European
- ekte Norwegian Bokmål
- *-ihtaz Proto-Germanic
- *aiwǭ Proto-Germanic
- *haftaz Proto-Germanic
- äkta Swedish
- ekte Norwegian Nynorsk
- fælle Danish
- mand Danish
- ægtefælle Danish
- ægtemand Danish
- ægthed Danish
- ekta Icelandic
- haft Old High German
- ēwa Old High German
- ē Middle High German
- 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- echt Middle Low German
- ē Middle Low German