Where does “nautakjöt” come from?

nautakjöt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic naut, from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic nautą, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nautakjöt (Icelandic): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “nautakjöt”, step by step

nautakjöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic naut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnautbull; first/third-person singular active past...
2Old Norsenautbull
3Proto-Germanicnautąbenefit; profit; foredeal; possession; livestock;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Icelandic kjöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjötmeat
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nautą →Every word from Old Norse naut →