Where does “kindakjöt” come from?

kindakjöt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kind, from Old Norse kind, from Proto-Germanic kinþiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kindakjöt (Icelandic): mutton

Definitions

  1. mutton

Ancestry of “kindakjöt”, step by step

kindakjöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickindrace, kind, kin; a sheep; used as a term of...
2Old Norsekindrace, kind, kin; creature, being
3Proto-Germanickinþizkind, race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Icelandic kjöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjötmeat
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinþiz →