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Where does “steik” come from?

steik (Faroese) comes from Old Norse steik, from Proto-Germanic staikō.

steik (Faroese): roast; crumpet

Definitions

  1. roast; crumpet

Ancestry of “steik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteikroast
2Proto-Germanicstaikō—
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