Where does “nokær” come from?

nokær (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Old Norse nakkvarr.

Ancestry of “nokær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenǫkkurrany, anybody; opposite to "engi"; some; some, a...
2Old Norsenakkvarr

Words derived from “nokær

Every word from Old Norse nakkvarrEvery word from Old Norse nǫkkurr
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