Where does “tunfisk” come from?

tunfisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

tunfisk (Norwegian Bokmål): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “tunfisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
2Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύννος →