Where does “rakfisk” come from?

rakfisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rak, from Norwegian Nynorsk raka, from Old Norse ráka, from Proto-Germanic raką, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rakfisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): rakfisk

Definitions

  1. rakfisk

Ancestry of “rakfisk”, step by step

rakfisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskraksalted and partially fermented; imperative of...
2Norwegian Nynorskrakato rake; to shave; to concern
3Old Norserákato scrape together
4Proto-Germanicrakącord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Norwegian Nynorsk fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiska fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raką →Every word from Old Norse ráka →