Where does “fiskegarn” come from?

fiskegarn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk garn, from Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic garną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn-.

fiskegarn (Norwegian Nynorsk): fishing net

Definitions

  1. fishing net

Ancestry of “fiskegarn”, step by step

fiskegarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk garn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgarnyarn; a net
2Old Norsegarn—
3Proto-Germanicgarnąyarn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰorn-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk fiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiska—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰorn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garną →Every word from Old Norse garn →