Where does “sverðfiskur” come from?

sverðfiskur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sverð, from Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sverðfiskur (Icelandic): swordfish

Definitions

  1. swordfish

Ancestry of “sverðfiskur”, step by step

sverðfiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sverð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsverða sword; penis
2Old Norsesverðsword
3Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Icelandic fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfiskurfish; Pisces
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Old Norse sverð →