Where does “fiskeørn” come from?

fiskeørn (Danish) comes from Danish fisk, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

fiskeørn (Danish): an osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Definitions

  1. an osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Ancestry of “fiskeørn”, step by step

fiskeørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfiskfish; Pisces; Go Fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—

via Danish ørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishørneagle
2Old Norseǫrneagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →
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