Where does “nokså” come from?

nokså (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk så, from Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

nokså (Norwegian Nynorsk): quite, rather, pretty

Definitions

  1. quite, rather, pretty

Ancestry of “nokså”, step by step

nokså traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk så

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksåso; that; as
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Norwegian Nynorsk nok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknokenough; surely, probably
2Middle Low Germannōch—
3Old Saxonginōgenough
4Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →