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Where does “neytaøði” come from?

neytaøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese neyt, from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

neytaøði (Faroese): bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease

Definitions

  1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease

Ancestry of “neytaøði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseneytcattle; first-person singular past indicative of...
2Old Norsenautbull
3Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
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