Where does “fiskeørn” come from?

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

fiskeørn (Norwegian Nynorsk): an osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Definitions

  1. an osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Ancestry of “fiskeørn”, step by step

fiskeørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiska fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk ørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskørn<br>; an eagle
2Old Norseǫrneagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →