Where does “tauver” come from?

tauver (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse taufr, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.

tauver (Norwegian Nynorsk): a kind of livestock disease, when the animal can not swallow food

Definitions

  1. a kind of livestock disease, when the animal can not swallow food

Ancestry of “tauver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetaufrsorcery, charms
2Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery
Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrą →Every word from Old Norse taufr →