Where does “ful fisk” come from?

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

ful fisk (Swedish): a criminal or deceitful person, a bad guy

Definitions

  1. a criminal or deceitful person, a bad guy

Ancestry of “ful fisk”, step by step

ful fisk 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 ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfulugly; of displeasing appearance; dirty, bad;...
2Old Norsefúllfoul
3Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →