Where does “mellomkjøtt” come from?

mellomkjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt, from Norwegian Bokmål kjød, from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

mellomkjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): perineum

Definitions

  1. perineum

Ancestry of “mellomkjøtt”, step by step

mellomkjøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøttmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
2Norwegian Bokmålkjødflesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

via Norwegian Bokmål mellom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmellombetween
2Danishmellembetween; among
3Old Norseí millum—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwą →Every word from Old Norse kjǫt →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål kjød →