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 :
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Definitions
- quantity, amount, mass; inflection of nøgdur :
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Ancestry of “nøgd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | nógvur | many, much |
| 2 | Old Norse | nógr | abundant |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |