Where does “människokött” come from?

människokött (Swedish) comes from Swedish människa, from Old Swedish mænniskia, from Old Saxon mennisko, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

människokött (Swedish): human flesh, human meat

Definitions

  1. human flesh, human meat

Ancestry of “människokött”, step by step

människokött traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish människa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmänniskaa human being; a person, people; mankind
2Old Swedishmænniskia—
3Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Swedish kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →