Where does “þorskr” come from?

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

þorskr (Old Norse): cod

Definitions

  1. cod

Ancestry of “þorskr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
2Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “þorskr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz