Where does “hästkött” come from?

hästkött (Swedish) comes from Swedish häst, from Old Swedish hæster, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱanḱest-.

hästkött (Swedish): horsemeat

Definitions

  1. horsemeat

Ancestry of “hästkött”, step by step

hästkött traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish häst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhästa horse; a large mammal, "Equus caballus"; knight
2Old Swedishhæsterhorse
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-—

via Swedish kött

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