Where does “kjøttpålegg” come from?

kjøttpålegg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pålegg, from Norwegian Bokmål pålegge, from Norwegian Bokmål legge, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

kjøttpålegg (Norwegian Bokmål): cold cuts

Definitions

  1. cold cuts

Ancestry of “kjøttpålegg”, step by step

kjøttpålegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pålegg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpåleggtopping for bread; imperative of pålegge
2Norwegian Bokmålpåleggeto impose; to order; to increase, raise
3Norwegian Bokmålleggeto lay, put, place
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøttmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
2Norwegian Bokmålkjødflesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →