Where does “fiskari” come from?
fiskari (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fiskari (Faroese): fisher, fisherman
Definitions
- fisher, fisherman
Ancestry of “fiskari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fiskari | fisherman |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 4 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |