Where does “silverfisk” come from?

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

silverfisk (Swedish): silverfish (insect), Lepisma saccharina

Definitions

  1. silverfish (insect), Lepisma saccharina

Ancestry of “silverfisk”, step by step

silverfisk 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 silver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilversilver; silver, coins of silver; silver, cutlery...
2Old Swedishsilversilver
3Old Norsesilfrsilver
4Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →