Where does “vrangøygd” come from?

vrangøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk øygd — discovered.

vrangøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk): having their eyes in a wrong way

Definitions

  1. having their eyes in a wrong way

Ancestry of “vrangøygd”, step by step

vrangøygd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk øygd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøygddiscovered

via Norwegian Nynorsk vrang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvrang
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk øygd
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