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
Ancestry of “okse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | oxi | ox |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |
Words derived from “okse”