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Where does “fosturtøka” come from?

fosturtøka (Faroese) comes from Faroese tøka, from Old Norse þoka, from Proto-Germanic þukōną.

fosturtøka (Faroese): abortion

Definitions

  1. abortion

Ancestry of “fosturtøka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetøkatake, catch
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōną—
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