Danish ægte

← German echt (cognate)

← German Ehe (cognate)

← German -haft (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *haftaz (derived)

← Middle Low German echt (derived)

← Middle Low German ē (derived)

→ Danish ægtefælle (compound)

→ Danish ægtemand (compound)

→ Danish gifte (link)

→ Danish ægthed (suffix)

→ Icelandic ekta (borrowed)