Where does “valgflæsk” come from?

valgflæsk (Danish) comes from Danish valg, from Old Norse val, from Old Norse valr, from Proto-Germanic walaz, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

valgflæsk (Danish): pork traditionally eaten at an election

Definitions

  1. pork traditionally eaten at an election

Ancestry of “valgflæsk”, step by step

valgflæsk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish valg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvalgchoice; election
2Old Norsevalchoice
3Old Norsevalrthe dead, slain in battle; falcon, hawk
4Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

via Danish flæsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishflæskpork; bacon, unsmoked bacon
2Old Norseflesk—
3Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

Words derived from “valgflæsk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walaz →Every word from Old Norse valr →