Where does “fiskebanke” come from?

fiskebanke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

fiskebanke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fishing bank or fishing ground as above

Definitions

  1. a fishing bank or fishing ground as above

Ancestry of “fiskebanke”, step by step

fiskebanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fiske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiskefishing
2Old Norsefiskifishing
3Old Norsefiskato fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Nynorsk banke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbankea bank
2Norwegian Nynorskbakkea hill or slope; the ground
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną
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