Where does “kugalskap” come from?

kugalskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ku, from Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

kugalskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): mad cow disease

Definitions

  1. mad cow disease

Ancestry of “kugalskap”, step by step

kugalskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkucow; imperative of kua
2Old Norsekýrcow
3Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

via Norwegian Nynorsk galskap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgalskap—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kōz →Every word from Old Norse kýr →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk ku →