Where does “nötkötti” come from?
nötkötti (Finnish) comes from Swedish nötkött, from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
nötkötti (Finnish): corned beef; any canned and processed meat such...
Definitions
- corned beef; any canned and processed meat such...
Ancestry of “nötkötti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | nötkött | beef |
| 2 | Swedish | nöt | nut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | nut | nut |
| 4 | Old Norse | hnot | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |