Where does “hákarl” come from?

hákarl (English) comes from Icelandic hákarl, from Old Norse hákarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

hákarl (English): An Icelandic food, cured fermented shark with a strong ammonia smell

Definitions

  1. An Icelandic food, cured fermented shark with a strong ammonia smell

Ancestry of “hákarl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichákarla Greenland shark, "Somniosus microcephalus"; any...
2Old Norsehákarla shark
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →