Where does “valfisk” come from?

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

valfisk (Swedish): a whalefish (whale)

Definitions

  1. a whalefish (whale)

Ancestry of “valfisk”, step by step

valfisk 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 väl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
2Old Swedishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Old Norse fiskr →