Where does “kugalskap” come from?
kugalskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ku, from Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.
kugalskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): mad cow disease
Ancestry of “kugalskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ku | cow; imperative of kua |
| 2 | Old Norse | kýr | cow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kōz | — |