Where does “köttfärs” come from?

köttfärs (Swedish) comes from Swedish fars, from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

köttfärs (Swedish): ground meat, minced meat

Definitions

  1. ground meat, minced meat

Ancestry of “köttfärs”, step by step

köttfärs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfarsa farce; a parody or comedy
2Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
3Old Frenchfarse—
4Old Frenchfarsir—
5LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
6Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

via Swedish kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh

Words derived from “köttfärs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →