Where does “oxkött” come from?

oxkött (Swedish) comes from Swedish oxe, from Old Swedish oxe, from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

oxkött (Swedish): beef (meat)

Definitions

  1. beef (meat)

Ancestry of “oxkött”, step by step

oxkött traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish oxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoxean ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as...
2Old Swedishoxe—
3Old Norseoxiox
4Proto-Germanicuhsôox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Swedish kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →