Where does “lammekjøtt” come from?

lammekjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lam, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.

lammekjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “lammekjøtt”, step by step

lammekjøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållamparalysed / paralyzed, crippled; a lamb;...
2Old Norselamba lamb
3Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøttmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
2Norwegian Bokmålkjødflesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic lambaz →