Where does “oksekjøtt” come from?

oksekjøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk okse, from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

oksekjøtt (Norwegian Nynorsk): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “oksekjøtt”, step by step

oksekjøtt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk okse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoksebull, ox
2Old Norseoxiox
3Proto-Germanicuhsôox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskkjøttAlternative form of kjøt
2Norwegian Nynorskkjøtmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →