Where does “flygefisk” come from?

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

flygefisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a flying fish

Definitions

  1. a flying fish

Ancestry of “flygefisk”, step by step

flygefisk 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 flyge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflygeto fly; a flying insect
2Old Norseflygi—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →