Where does “góv” come from?

góv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gólf, from Proto-Germanic gulbą — floor.

Ancestry of “góv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsególf—
2Proto-Germanicgulbąfloor
Every word from Proto-Germanic gulbą →Every word from Old Norse gólf →
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