Where does “Dorsch” come from?

Dorsch (German) comes from Middle High German dorsch, from Middle Low German dorsch, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Dorsch (German): cod marine fish of the family Gadidae

Definitions

  1. cod marine fish of the family Gadidae

Ancestry of “Dorsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandorsch—
2Middle Low Germandorsch—
3Old Norseþorskrcod
4Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “Dorsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →