Where does “fiskmjärde” come from?
fiskmjärde (Swedish) comes from Swedish fisk, from Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fiskmjärde (Swedish): a fishpot (type of fish trap)
Definitions
- a fishpot (type of fish trap)
Ancestry of “fiskmjärde”, step by step
fiskmjärde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fisk | fish |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fisker | fish |
| 3 | Old Norse | fiskr | a fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 5 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via Swedish mjärde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mjärde | a pot, a cage trap (type of fishing trap) |