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Where does “guldfisk” come from?

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

guldfisk (Swedish): goldfish

Definitions

  1. goldfish

Ancestry of “guldfisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiskfish
2Old Swedishfiskerfish
3Old Norsefiskra fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →