Where does “torsk” come from?

torsk (Danish) comes from Old Danish thorsk, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

torsk (Danish): cod, codfish; ass, fool

Definitions

  1. cod, codfish; ass, fool

Ancestry of “torsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishthorsk—
2Old Norseþorskrcod
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →