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Where does “tøka” come from?

tøka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þoka, from Proto-Germanic þukōną.

tøka (Faroese): take, catch

Definitions

  1. take, catch

Ancestry of “tøka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþokafog, mist
2Proto-Germanicþukōną—

Words derived from “tøka”

  • fosturtøka
  • viðtøka
  • fyritøka
  • undirtøka
  • úrtøka
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