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Where does “hrútspungur” come from?

hrútspungur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hrútur, from Old Norse hrútr, from Proto-Germanic hrūtaz.

hrútspungur (Icelandic): A dish consisting of pickled sheep testicles

Definitions

  1. A dish consisting of pickled sheep testicles

Ancestry of “hrútspungur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrútura ram; Aries, the Zodiac sign for the ram,...
2Old Norsehrútrram; battering ram
3Proto-Germanichrūtaz—
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