Where does “fiskivinna” come from?

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

fiskivinna (Faroese): fishing industry

Definitions

  1. fishing industry

Ancestry of “fiskivinna”, step by step

fiskivinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese fiskur

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

via Faroese vinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevinnabusiness, acquisition, work, profession;...
2Old Norsevinnato accomplish
3Proto-Germanicwinnanąto swink; to labour, toil; to win, gain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →