Where does “skerpikjøt” come from?

skerpikjøt (Faroese) comes from Faroese kjøt, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

skerpikjøt (Faroese): 6-9 months air-dried mutton

Definitions

  1. 6-9 months air-dried mutton

Ancestry of “skerpikjøt”, step by step

skerpikjøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kjøt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekjøtmeat, flesh
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

via Faroese skerpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskerpa—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwą →Every word from Old Norse kjǫt →Every word from Faroese kjøt →