Where does “saltfiskur” come from?

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

saltfiskur (Icelandic): salted fish, usually cod or haddock

Definitions

  1. salted fish, usually cod or haddock

Ancestry of “saltfiskur”, step by step

saltfiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fiskur

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

via Icelandic salt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsaltsalt; positive degree neuter singular...
2Old Norsesaltsalt; strong neuter nominative/accusative...
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →