Where does “renskav” come from?

renskav (Swedish) comes from Swedish ren, from Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

renskav (Swedish): (a dish made from) small, thin pieces of pan-fried reindeer meat; sautéed reindeer

Definitions

  1. (a dish made from) small, thin pieces of pan-fried reindeer meat; sautéed reindeer

Ancestry of “renskav”, step by step

renskav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrenreindeer; clean; not dirty; pure
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Swedish skav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskavinjury caused by chafing, chafe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-