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Where does “tå” come from?

tå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tå (Norwegian Nynorsk): a toe; thawed ground; ground that is free from...

Definitions

  1. a toe; thawed ground; ground that is free from...

Ancestry of “tå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tå”

  • stortå
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