Where does “okfruma” come from?
okfruma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ok, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.
okfruma (Icelandic): zygote
Ancestry of “okfruma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | ok | yoke |
| 2 | Old Norse | ok | and; also, too; yoke |
| 3 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |