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Where does “gaupe” come from?

gaupe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gaupa — a lynx.

gaupe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lynx, a wild cat of the genus "Lynx"; a...

Definitions

  1. a lynx, a wild cat of the genus "Lynx"; a...

Ancestry of “gaupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegaupaa lynx
Every word from Old Norse gaupa →