Where does “tad” come from?

tad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tað, from Proto-Germanic tadą, from Proto-Indo-European dāy- — to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...

tad (Norwegian Nynorsk): manure (esp. for fertilizing)

Definitions

  1. manure (esp. for fertilizing)

Ancestry of “tad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetaðmanure; spread dung
2Proto-Germanictadąmanure; that which is strewn, droppings, dung
3Proto-Indo-Europeandāy-to divide, split, section, part, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dāy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tadą →Every word from Old Norse tað →
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