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Where does “okn” come from?

okn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse álpt, from Proto-Germanic albits, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰ- — white.

okn (Faroese): A whooper swan, "Cygnus cygnus"; An uncertain...

Definitions

  1. A whooper swan, "Cygnus cygnus"; An uncertain...

Ancestry of “okn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseálpt—
2Proto-Germanicalbitsswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elbʰ-white

Words derived from “okn”

  • oknagras
  • vatnaoknagras
  • smáokn
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