Where does “talgokse” come from?

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

talgokse (Norwegian Bokmål): great tit

Definitions

  1. great tit

Ancestry of “talgokse”, step by step

talgokse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål okse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloksebull, ox
2Old Norseoxiox
3Proto-Germanicuhsôox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Norwegian Bokmål talg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltalgtallow
2Old Norsetolg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →