Where does “óttast” come from?
óttast (Faroese) comes from Faroese ótti, from Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- — cow.
óttast (Faroese): to fear
Ancestry of “óttast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | ótti | fear |
| 2 | Old Norse | ótti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵʰ- | cow |