Where does “rovfisk” come from?

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

rovfisk (Norwegian Bokmål): a predatory fish

Definitions

  1. a predatory fish

Ancestry of “rovfisk”, step by step

rovfisk 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 røv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrøvimperative of røve
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →