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
Ancestry of “flygefisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fisk | a fish |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiskr | a fish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 4 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |