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Where does “kjøt” come from?

kjøt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

kjøt (Norwegian Nynorsk): meat; flesh, pulp; flesh

Definitions

  1. meat; flesh, pulp; flesh

Ancestry of “kjøt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjǫt—
2Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

Words derived from “kjøt”

  • kjøtetar
  • oksekjøtt
  • lammekjøtt
  • kjøttbolle
  • tannkjøtt
  • kjøtmeis
  • kjøttfull
  • kjøtt
  • kjøttkake
  • svinekjøtt
Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwą →