Where does “kjød” come from?

kjød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

kjød (Norwegian Bokmål): flesh

Definitions

  1. flesh

Ancestry of “kjød”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjǫt
2Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

Words derived from “kjød

Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwąEvery word from Old Norse kjǫt