Where does “mellemkød” come from?

mellemkød (Danish) comes from Danish kød, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

mellemkød (Danish): perineum

Definitions

  1. perineum

Ancestry of “mellemkød”, step by step

mellemkød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkødmeat; flesh
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

via Danish mellem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmellembetween; among
2Old Norseí millum—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwą →Every word from Old Norse kjǫt →Every word from Danish kød →
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