Where does “tannkjøtt” come from?

tannkjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tann, from Old Norse tǫnn, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tannkjøtt (Norwegian Bokmål): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “tannkjøtt”, step by step

tannkjøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltanna tooth; prong
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Norwegian Bokmål kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøttmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
2Norwegian Bokmålkjødflesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →