Where does “toskaveiða” come from?
toskaveiða (Faroese) comes from Faroese toskur, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
toskaveiða (Faroese): cod fishing, cod fisheries
Definitions
- cod fishing, cod fisheries
Ancestry of “toskaveiða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | toskur | cod, codfish |
| 2 | Old Norse | þorskr | cod |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurskaz | cod |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |