Where does “rakfisk” come from?

rakfisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fisk, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

rakfisk (Norwegian Bokmål): rakfisk

Definitions

  1. rakfisk

Ancestry of “rakfisk”, step by step

rakfisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiska fish; imperative of fiske
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—

via Norwegian Bokmål rak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålraksalted and partially fermented
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →