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Where does “nøgd” come from?

nøgd (Faroese) comes from Faroese nógvur, from Old Norse nógr, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nøgd (Faroese): quantity, amount, mass; inflection of nøgdur : ##...

Definitions

  1. quantity, amount, mass; inflection of nøgdur : ##...

Ancestry of “nøgd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenógvurmany, much
2Old Norsenógrabundant
3Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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