Where does “kave” come from?

kave (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kafa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- — to dive, dive in.

kave (Norwegian Bokmål): to flail, strike air, water

Definitions

  1. to flail, strike air, water

Ancestry of “kave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekafa—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷebʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kafa →