Where does “þorsker” come from?

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

Ancestry of “þorsker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þorsker

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