Where does “torsk” come from?

torsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

torsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cod

Definitions

  1. a cod

Ancestry of “torsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþorskrcod
2Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
3Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “torsk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →