Lemizh / English dictionary
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fàst.
to peck at something-dat
fùst. beak
Etymology
< NLem fOst‑a
< LMLem fÒsotk‑yr ‘beak’
< MLem fOOs‑otk‑yr, compound of
MLem fOOs‑yr ‘mouth’
< OLem fös‑
< PLem *fōs‑
< PIE *h₃óh₁s
—and—
MLem otk‑yr ‘chicken’
< Ghe otq‑ə̄ /ɔtqɯː/, an onomatopoeia like axʱ‑ə̄ /aɴɯː/ ‘cat’ and oxfˇ‑ə̄ /ɔʁβɯː/ ‘dog’
Cognates
Lat ōs ‘mouth’