Where does “þorskalýsi” come from?

þorskalýsi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þorskur, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

þorskalýsi (Icelandic): cod liver oil

Definitions

  1. cod liver oil

Ancestry of “þorskalýsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþorskurcod; a fool
2Old Norseþorskrcod
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →