Where does “bläckfisk” come from?

bläckfisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish fisk, from Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

bläckfisk (Swedish): octopus, squid

Definitions

  1. octopus, squid

Ancestry of “bläckfisk”, step by step

bläckfisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiskfish
2Old Swedishfiskerfish
3Old Norsefiskra fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-

via Swedish bläck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...

Words derived from “bläckfisk

Every word from Indo-European *peysk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskazEvery word from Old Norse fiskr