þúfa
Icelandic
/ˈθuːva/
noun
Definitions
- tussock, hillock, mound
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse þúfa (mound) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þūbaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- purpletuft English
- tuft English
- tufter English
- tufthunter English
- tufthunting English
- tuftless English
- tufty English
- tupas Finnish
- tupasluikka Finnish
- tupassara Finnish
- tupastaa Finnish
- tupasvilla Finnish
- *þūbaz Proto-Germanic
- tuva Swedish
- tuvsnäppa Swedish
- maurtue Norwegian Nynorsk
- tue Norwegian Nynorsk
- tuft Middle English
- þúfa Old Norse
- maur Icelandic
- mauraþúfa Icelandic
- tittlingur Icelandic
- þúfutittlingur Icelandic
- túgva Faroese
- *tup'as Proto-Finnic