Where does “tåke” come from?

tåke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þoka, from Proto-Germanic þukōną — to fog, be misty.

tåke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fog or mist; a nebula

Definitions

  1. a fog or mist; a nebula

Ancestry of “tåke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþokafog, mist
2Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty

Words derived from “tåke

Every word from Proto-Germanic þukōnąEvery word from Old Norse þoka