Where does “neytakjøt” come from?

neytakjøt (Faroese) comes from Faroese neyt, from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

neytakjøt (Faroese): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “neytakjøt”, step by step

neytakjøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese neyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseneytcattle; first-person singular past indicative of...
2Old Norsenautbull
3Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Faroese kjøt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekjøtmeat, flesh
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →Every word from Old Norse naut →