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Where does “torsk” come from?

torsk (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þorsker, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

torsk (Swedish): a cod; a person who visits prostitutes; a john;...

Definitions

  1. a cod; a person who visits prostitutes; a john;...

Ancestry of “torsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþorsker—
2Old Norseþorskrcod
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

Words derived from “torsk”

  • cusk
  • torsk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →