Where does “þorskur” come from?

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

þorskur (Icelandic): cod; a fool

Definitions

  1. cod; a fool

Ancestry of “þorskur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorskrcod
2Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “þorskur”

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