Where does “svärdfisk” come from?

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

svärdfisk (Swedish): swordfish, Xiphias gladius

Definitions

  1. swordfish, Xiphias gladius

Ancestry of “svärdfisk”, step by step

svärdfisk 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 svärd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvärda sword
2Old Swedishsværþsword
3Old Norsesverðsword
4Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →