Where does “tø” come from?
tø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic þawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “tø”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þeyja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þawjaną | to thaw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |