Where does “uppsjóvarfiskur” come from?

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

uppsjóvarfiskur (Faroese): pelagic fish

Definitions

  1. pelagic fish

Ancestry of “uppsjóvarfiskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefiskurfish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →