Where does “dorsch” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dorsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorskrcod
2Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
3Proto-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 →