Where does “otta” come from?

otta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ótta, from Proto-Germanic unhtwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw-, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

otta (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of otte

Definitions

  1. definite singular of otte

Ancestry of “otta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóttathe last part of the night just before daybreak
2Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥kʷ-tw- →
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