Where does “okse” come from?

okse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

okse (Norwegian Nynorsk): bull, ox

Definitions

  1. bull, ox

Ancestry of “okse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseoxiox
2Proto-Germanicuhsôox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “okse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →