Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

Where does “tøy” come from?

tøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

tøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): cloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...

Definitions

  1. cloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...

Ancestry of “tøy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
2Middle Low Germantǖch—
3Old Saxontiuh—

Words derived from “tøy”

  • skittentøy
  • køyretøy
  • dameundertøy
  • undertøy
  • sengetøy
  • nattøy
  • badetøy
  • verktøy
  • verktøykasse
  • syltetøy
  • lintøy
  • seletøy
  • fottøy
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