Where does “nokså” come from?

nokså (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nok, from Middle Low German nōch, from Old Saxon ginōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nokså (Norwegian Bokmål): quite, rather, pretty

Definitions

  1. quite, rather, pretty

Ancestry of “nokså”, step by step

nokså traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnokenough; surely, probably
2Middle Low Germannōch—
3Old Saxonginōgenough
4Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Norwegian Bokmål så

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsåso; as; to sow
2Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz →