Where does “fiskemel” come from?

fiskemel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mel, from Danish mel, from Old Norse mjǫl, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

fiskemel (Norwegian Bokmål): fishmeal

Definitions

  1. fishmeal

Ancestry of “fiskemel”, step by step

fiskemel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmelflour, meal
2Danishmelflour
3Old Norsemjǫlflour
4Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Norwegian Bokmål fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiska fish; imperative of fiske
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →