Where does “Fisker” come from?
Fisker (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fisker, from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
Ancestry of “Fisker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fisker | indefinite plural of fisk; a fisherman; present... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiskari | fisherman |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 5 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |