Where does “viskari” come from?
viskari (Finnish) comes from Swedish fiskare, from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
viskari (Finnish): a type of horseshoe for icy conditions
Definitions
- a type of horseshoe for icy conditions
Ancestry of “viskari”, step by step
viskari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fiskare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fiskare | a fisherman, a fisher |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiskari | fisherman |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 5 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via Finnish viskata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viskata | to throw, cast; to winnow |