Where does “drøvtygger” come from?

drøvtygger (Danish) comes from Danish tygge, from Old Norse tyggva, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

drøvtygger (Danish): ruminant

Definitions

  1. ruminant

Ancestry of “drøvtygger”, step by step

drøvtygger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtyggeto chew
2Old Norsetyggvato chew
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Danish drøv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrøvcud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggva →