Where does “fiskare” come from?
fiskare (Swedish) comes from Old Norse fiskari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fiskare (Swedish): a fisherman, a fisher
Definitions
- a fisherman, a fisher
Ancestry of “fiskare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fiskari | fisherman |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 4 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |