English
klipfish
Klipfish comes from Low German klippfisch.
- Low Germanmodernklippfisch
- Norwegian Bokmålmodernklippfisk
- Englishtodayklipfish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Low Germanmodernklippfisch
- Norwegian Bokmålmodernklippfisk
- Englishtodayklipfish
The story
From Norwegian Bokmål klippfisk (with adaptation to fish), meaning "rock fish", named for being dried on rocks; more there.
Every English word from Low German klippfisch
Today it means
noun Sun-dried salted cod, especially [Atlantic] cod and especially that exported from Norway.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Low German klippfisch / klipfish