Where does “sågfisk” come from?

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

sågfisk (Swedish): sawfish, any fish of the family Pristidae

Definitions

  1. sawfish, any fish of the family Pristidae

Ancestry of “sågfisk”, step by step

sågfisk 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 såg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsågsaw; a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting...
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →