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

guldfisk 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 guld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishguldgold; gold as a symbol of money, wealth, fortune...
2Old Norsegullgold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a...
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →