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...

tø (Norwegian Bokmål): to become milder, to thaw

Definitions

  1. to become milder, to thaw

Ancestry of “tø”, step by step

tø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þeyja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeyja—
2Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

via Old Norse tvá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetvámasculine accusative of tveir
2Proto-Germanictwaitwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þawjaną →Every word from Old Norse þeyja →