Where does “svinekød” come from?

svinekød (Danish) comes from Danish svin, from Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

svinekød (Danish): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “svinekød”, step by step

svinekød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish svin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvinhog, pig, swine; swine
2Old Norsesvínpig, swine
3Proto-Germanicswīnąswine, pig
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Danish kød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkødmeat; flesh
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →