Where does “Polardorsch” come from?

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

Polardorsch (German): polar cod any fish of the species

Definitions

  1. polar cod any fish of the species

Ancestry of “Polardorsch”, step by step

Polardorsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dorsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDorschcod marine fish of the family Gadidae
2Middle High Germandorsch—
3Middle Low Germandorsch—
4Old Norseþorskrcod
5Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via German polar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpolarpolar
2Latinpolāris—
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →