Where does “fiskiørn” come from?

fiskiørn (Faroese) comes from Faroese fiskur, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

fiskiørn (Faroese): osprey, fish eagle

Definitions

  1. osprey, fish eagle

Ancestry of “fiskiørn”, step by step

fiskiørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefiskurfish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—

via Faroese ørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseørneagle
2Old Norseǫrneagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →