Where does “njurtalg” come from?

njurtalg (Swedish) comes from Swedish talg, from Old Swedish talgher, from Middle Low German talch, from Old Saxon talg, from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

njurtalg (Swedish): suet

Definitions

  1. suet

Ancestry of “njurtalg”, step by step

njurtalg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish talg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtalgtallow
2Old Swedishtalgher—
3Middle Low Germantalch—
4Old Saxontalg—
5Proto-West Germanic*talg—
6Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
7Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Swedish njure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnjurea kidney
2Old Swedishniūrekidney
3Old Norsenýrakidney
4Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *talg →