Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurskaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“to dry; wither; thirst”) +‎ *-ḱos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθurs.kɑz/

Noun

*þurskaz m

1. (North Germanic) cod

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þurskaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þurskaz	*þurskōz, *þurskōs
vocative	*þursk	*þurskōz, *þurskōs
accusative	*þurską	*þurskanz
genitive	*þurskas, *þurskis	*þurskǫ̂
dative	*þurskai	*þurskamaz
instrumental	*þurskō	*þurskamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: þorskr, þoskr
  • Icelandic: þorskur
  • Faroese: toskur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: torsk, tosk
  • Old Swedish: þorsker
    • Swedish: torsk
      • → English: torsk
  • Old Danish: thorsk
    • Danish: torsk, tosk
      • Norwegian Bokmål: torsk, tosk
  • → Middle Dutch: dorsch
    • Dutch: dors
  • → Middle Low German: dorsch
    • German Low German: Dorsk
    • → Middle High German: dorsch
      • German: Dorsch
        • → Polish: dorsz
  • → Middle Irish: trosc
    • Scottish Gaelic: trosg
    • Irish: trosc
  • → Welsh: torsg
• → Proto-Finnic: *turska
  • Estonian: tursk
  • Finnish: turska
  • Livonian: tūrska