Where does “selkjöt” come from?
selkjöt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic selur, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
selkjöt (Icelandic): seal meat
Ancestry of “selkjöt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | selur | a seal |
| 2 | Old Norse | selr | seal; second-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | selhaz | seal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |