Where does “fisker” come from?
fisker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fisker (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of fisk; a fisherman; present...
Definitions
- indefinite plural of fisk; a fisherman; present...
Ancestry of “fisker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fiskari | fisherman |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 4 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |