Where does “harðfiskur” come from?

harðfiskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic harður, from Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

harðfiskur (Icelandic): dried fish, stockfish

Definitions

  1. dried fish, stockfish

Ancestry of “harðfiskur”, step by step

harðfiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic harður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicharðurstringent, stiff, severe, rigorous, rigid, harsh,...
2Old Norseharðrhard; hard, stern, severe; hardy
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Icelandic fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfiskurfish; Pisces
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →