Where does “lutefisk” come from?

lutefisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lut, from Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lutefisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): lutefisk as above

Definitions

  1. lutefisk as above

Ancestry of “lutefisk”, step by step

lutefisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskluta part; lye; Used as an intensifier
2Old Norsehlutrpart, thing; participation; fate, lot
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Nynorsk fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiska fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →