Where does “kjød” come from?
kjød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.
kjød (Norwegian Bokmål): flesh
Ancestry of “kjød”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kjǫt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ketwą | meat; flesh |