Where does “veðrakjøt” come from?

veðrakjøt (Faroese) comes from Faroese veður, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic weþruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

veðrakjøt (Faroese): mutton from the ram or wether

Definitions

  1. mutton from the ram or wether

Ancestry of “veðrakjøt”, step by step

veðrakjøt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese veður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseveðurram, wether; one of several spikes at the ends...
2Old Norseveðrweather; ram
3Proto-Germanicweþruzyearling lamb; wether, ram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

via Faroese kjøt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekjøtmeat, flesh
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weþruz →Every word from Old Norse veðr →
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