Where does “hangikjöt” come from?

hangikjöt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hanga, from Old Norse hanga, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hangikjöt (Icelandic): mutton or lamb which has been hung and smoked

Definitions

  1. mutton or lamb which has been hung and smoked

Ancestry of “hangikjöt”, step by step

hangikjöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichangato hang
2Old Norsehangato hang
3Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Icelandic kjöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjötmeat
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old Norse hanga →
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