Where does “dorsz” come from?

dorsz (Polish) comes from German Dorsch, from Middle High German dorsch, from Middle Low German dorsch, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

dorsz (Polish): cod

Definitions

  1. cod

Ancestry of “dorsz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDorschcod marine fish of the family Gadidae
2Middle High Germandorsch—
3Middle Low Germandorsch—
4Old Norseþorskrcod
5Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “dorsz”

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