Where does “kjötbolla” come from?

kjötbolla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kjöt, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

kjötbolla (Icelandic): meatball

Definitions

  1. meatball

Ancestry of “kjötbolla”, step by step

kjötbolla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kjöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjötmeat
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

via Icelandic bolla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbollabun, roll; a bun of the type eaten on bolludagur,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwą →Every word from Old Norse kjǫt →Every word from Icelandic kjöt →