Where does “kjøttdeig” come from?

kjøttdeig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål deig, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

kjøttdeig (Norwegian Bokmål): mince (UK), minced meat, ground meat (ground beef) (US)

Definitions

  1. mince (UK), minced meat, ground meat (ground beef) (US)

Ancestry of “kjøttdeig”, step by step

kjøttdeig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål deig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldeigdough
2Old Norsedeigdough
3Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøttmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
2Norwegian Bokmålkjødflesh
3Old Norsekjǫt
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic daigaz