Where does “torsg” come from?

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

torsg (Welsh): torsk, cusk (Brosme brosme)

Definitions

  1. torsk, cusk (Brosme brosme)

Ancestry of “torsg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtorskAn edible fish, Brosme brosme
2Swedishtorska cod; a person who visits prostitutes; a john;...
3Old Swedishþorsker—
4Old Norseþorskrcod
5Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Old Norse þorskr →