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

  1. cod fishing, cod fisheries

Ancestry of “toskaveiða”, step by step

toskaveiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese toskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetoskurcod, codfish
2Old Norseþorskrcod
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Faroese veiða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseveiðahunting; yield from hunting; to hunt
2Old Norseveiðato catch, hunt
3Proto-Germanicwaiþijanąto hunt, pursue; to graze, feed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →
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