Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “køt” come from?

køt (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kjǫt, from Proto-Germanic ketwą — meat; flesh.

Ancestry of “køt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjǫt—
2Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

Words derived from “køt”

  • nötkötti
  • hästkött
  • nötkött
  • kött
  • köttbulle
  • köttslig
  • köttberg
Every word from Proto-Germanic ketwą →