Where does “fiskaslag” come from?

fiskaslag (Faroese) comes from Faroese slag, from Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic slagiz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

fiskaslag (Faroese): fish species

Definitions

  1. fish species

Ancestry of “fiskaslag”, step by step

fiskaslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseslagA hit; punch; A cardiac stroke; A battle between...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Faroese fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefiskurfish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →