Where does “fiskefangst” come from?

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

fiskefangst (Danish): a catch of fish, fishing

Definitions

  1. a catch of fish, fishing

Ancestry of “fiskefangst”, step by step

fiskefangst 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 fangst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfangsta catch amount which is caught
2Middle Low Germanvangst—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →