Where does “tø” come from?

tø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tó, from Proto-Germanic tawwą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tø (Norwegian Nynorsk): to become milder, to thaw; to become more...

Definitions

  1. to become milder, to thaw; to become more...

Ancestry of “tø”, step by step

tø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetógrassy spot among cliffs; wool
2Proto-Germanictawwątool; apparatus; gadget; equipment; rigging;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

via Old Norse þeyja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeyja—
2Proto-Germanicþawjanąto thaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “tø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tawwą →Every word from Old Norse tó →