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Where does “okse” come from?

okse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

okse (Norwegian Bokmål): bull, ox

Definitions

  1. bull, ox

Ancestry of “okse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseoxiox
2Proto-Germanicuhsôox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “okse”

  • talgokse
  • oksekjøtt
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