Where does “dorsch” come from?

dorsch (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German dorsch, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ancestry of “dorsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandorsch—
2Old Norseþorskrcod
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “dorsch”

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