Where does “tørfisk” come from?

tørfisk (Danish) comes from Danish tør, from Old Danish thur, from Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tørfisk (Danish): dried fish, stockfish

Definitions

  1. dried fish, stockfish

Ancestry of “tørfisk”, step by step

tørfisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtørdry; neat, straight; present tense of turde
2Old Danishthur—
3Old Norseþurrdry
4Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Danish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfiskfish; Pisces; Go Fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þursuz →Every word from Old Norse þurr →