þorskr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • þoskr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

þorskr m

  1. cod

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þorskur
  • Faroese: toskur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: torsk, tosk
  • Old Swedish: þorsker
  • Old Danish: thorsk
  • → Middle Dutch: dorsch
  • → Middle Low German: dorsch
    • German Low German: Dorsk
    • → Middle High German: dorsch
  • → Scottish Gaelic: trosg
  • → Irish: trosc
  • → Welsh: torsg

References

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