Where does “lutfisk” come from?

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

lutfisk (Swedish): lutefisk, dried fish soaked in lye and boiled,...

Definitions

  1. lutefisk, dried fish soaked in lye and boiled,...

Ancestry of “lutfisk”, step by step

lutfisk 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 lut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlutlye; inclination, the degree of sloping
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →