Where does “nötkött” come from?
nötkött (Swedish) comes from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
nötkött (Swedish): beef
Ancestry of “nötkött”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nöt | nut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nut | nut |
| 3 | Old Norse | hnot | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “nötkött”