Where does “fiskefangst” come from?

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

fiskefangst (Norwegian Nynorsk): a catch of fish, fishing

Definitions

  1. a catch of fish, fishing

Ancestry of “fiskefangst”, step by step

fiskefangst 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 fangst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfangsta catch
2Middle Low Germanvangst—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →