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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tak.

roof

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. roof

    neuter

  2. ceiling (also in a figurative sense, especially in the compound opptak)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with Old English þæc (“roof, thack, thatch”).

noun

  1. grip

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse tak.

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