Where does “steak” come from?
Steak comes from Middle English steike, from Old Norse steik, from Proto-Germanic staikō, originally meaning a piece of meat for roasting.
steak (English): beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for...
Definitions
- beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for...
Ancestry of “steak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | steike | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | steik | roast |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | staikō | — |
Words derived from “steak”