Where does “fläskkött” come from?

fläskkött (Swedish) comes from Swedish fläsk, from Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

fläskkött (Swedish): pork (meat of a pig)

Definitions

  1. pork (meat of a pig)

Ancestry of “fläskkött”, step by step

fläskkött traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fläsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfläskpork; fat on a human body
2Old Swedishflæsk—
3Old Norseflesk—
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Swedish kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →