Where does “tørk” come from?
tørk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tørke, from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
tørk (Norwegian Bokmål): drying; imperative of tørke
Definitions
- drying; imperative of tørke
Ancestry of “tørk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tørke | a drought; to dry; to wipe |
| 2 | Old Norse | þurr | dry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þursuz | dry, lacking water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |