taud
“taud” is an Estonian word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- A pestilence or infectious disease, usually infecting animals.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tauti, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᚨᚢᚦᛁ (*dauþi). Cognates include Old Norse dauði (“death, deadly epidemic”), Swedish död and Finnish tauti.
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