Where does “torskefilet” come from?
torskefilet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål filet, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
torskefilet (Norwegian Bokmål): cod fillet
Definitions
- cod fillet
Ancestry of “torskefilet”, step by step
torskefilet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål filet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | filet | a fillet |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |