Where does “óa” come from?

óa (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ógn, from Old Norse agn, from Proto-Germanic aganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂ógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ- — cow.

Ancestry of “óa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseógnterror, threat, dispute
2Old Norseagnbait
3Proto-Germanicaganąto fear, to be afraid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂ógʰeto be upset, afraid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵʰ-cow

Words derived from “óa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵʰ-
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