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

Definitions

  1. seal meat

Ancestry of “selkjöt”, step by step

selkjöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic selur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicselura seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

via Icelandic kjöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickjötmeat
2Old Norsekjǫt—
3Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →