Where does “fiskibolla” come from?

fiskibolla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fiskur, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

fiskibolla (Icelandic): fish ball, a dumpling with fish

Definitions

  1. fish ball, a dumpling with fish

Ancestry of “fiskibolla”, step by step

fiskibolla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfiskurfish; Pisces
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—

via Icelandic bolla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbollabun, roll; a bun of the type eaten on bolludagur,...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →