Where does “kjøtt” come from?
kjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjød, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.
kjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): meat; flesh, pulp; flesh
Ancestry of “kjøtt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjød | flesh |
| 2 | Old Norse | kjǫt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ketwą | meat; flesh |
Words derived from “kjøtt”