Where does “fisketur” come from?
fisketur (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.
fisketur (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fishing trip
Definitions
- a fishing trip
Ancestry of “fisketur”, step by step
fisketur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fiske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fiske | fishing |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 3 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tur | a walk; a trip, journey; a tour |
| 2 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |