Where does “tosk” come from?

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

tosk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fool; an idiot

Definitions

  1. a fool; an idiot

Ancestry of “tosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktorska cod
2Old Norseþorskrcod
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →