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Where does “oxi” come from?

oxi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

oxi (Old Norse): ox

Definitions

  1. ox

Ancestry of “oxi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuhsôox
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

Words derived from “oxi”

  • oxpiska
  • oxe
  • talgoxe
  • oksekjøtt
  • talgokse
  • okse
  • oksekjøtt
  • okse
  • okse
  • uxi
  • jötunuxi
  • oksi
  • oxe
  • oğse
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