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Where does “ottefull” come from?

ottefull (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk otte, 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.

ottefull (Norwegian Nynorsk): anxious, apprehensive, uneasy

Definitions

  1. anxious, apprehensive, uneasy

Ancestry of “ottefull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskottedawn, early morning; fear, worry
2Old Norseótta—
3Proto-Germanicunhtwǭlast part of the night
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥kʷ-tw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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