Where does “klumpfisk” come from?

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

klumpfisk (Danish): sunfish, Mola mola

Definitions

  1. sunfish, Mola mola

Ancestry of “klumpfisk”, step by step

klumpfisk 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 klump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklumpa lump
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →