Where does “tøka” come from?

tøka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þoka, from Proto-Germanic þukōną — to fog, be misty.

tøka (Faroese): take, catch

Definitions

  1. take, catch

Ancestry of “tøka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþokafog, mist
2Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty

Words derived from “tøka

Every word from Proto-Germanic þukōnąEvery word from Old Norse þoka