Where does “hreindýrakjöt” come from?

hreindýrakjöt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hreindýr, from Icelandic dýr, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

hreindýrakjöt (Icelandic): reindeer meat

Definitions

  1. reindeer meat

Ancestry of “hreindýrakjöt”, step by step

hreindýrakjöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hreindýr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreindýrreindeer
2Icelandicdýr"or"; expensive, costly; valuable, precious
3Old Norsedýranimal
4Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Icelandic kjöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjötmeat
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →