Where does “oksesteg” come from?

oksesteg (Danish) comes from Danish økse, from Old Norse øxa, from Old Norse øx, from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

oksesteg (Danish): roast beef

Definitions

  1. roast beef

Ancestry of “oksesteg”, step by step

oksesteg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish økse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøkseaxe; to axe
2Old Norseøxato axe
3Old Norseøxaxe
4Proto-Germanicakwisīaxe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Danish steg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstegjoint; roast; roast meat, roast dinner
2Old Norsesteikroast
3Proto-Germanicstaikō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic akwisī →