Could still be as the BOx says, that *the name* is related?

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Post #432,625 by CRConrad 2/13/20 3:02:05 AM 2/13/20 3:02:05 AM Reply	Could still be as the BOx says, that the name is related? Like, if those Scandinavian-Alaskans -- presumably more familiar with the ling than the average English-speaker around them -- thought "this looks a bit like a cod, and a bit like a ling, so..." Dunno how much of an effect they could have had on the English name, but perhaps? -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who (used to think he) Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi
Post #432,633 by Andrew Grygus 2/13/20 11:03:00 AM 2/13/20 11:03:00 AM Reply	They are both rather elongated fish . . . . . and they live in similar environments. It would be natural for people familiar with the Atlantic Ling to make the association when they encountered the Pacific fish, which is a bit stubbier, thus the added "cod" part.
Post #432,638 by CRConrad 2/13/20 5:30:37 PM 2/13/20 5:30:37 PM Reply	Yup: The Pacific one, "elongatus"... While ling -- m. molva -- is "Långa" in Swedish. As in "Longa".

Surstromming - Yes, I did it - I had to do it. - (Andrew Grygus) - (15) - Feb. 2, 2020, 08:45:30 PM EST

Jeez, and I thought lutefisk was different. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Feb. 2, 2020, 10:00:51 PM EST

I haven't done lutefisk yet - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2020, 10:12:26 PM EST

That's not a recipe - (drook) - Feb. 2, 2020, 10:35:23 PM EST

wonder how different it is from stinkheads, fermented alaska salmon heads -NT - (boxley) - Feb. 3, 2020, 06:26:26 PM EST

That stuff is banned from passenger jet cabins on 4 airlines - (malraux) - Feb. 5, 2020, 08:10:37 AM EST

Lutfisk, properly watered-out, is pretty much nothing compared to surströmming. - (CRConrad) - (9) - Feb. 10, 2020, 03:23:28 AM EST

Thanks for your input. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 11, 2020, 08:40:01 PM EST

now that is interesting, In alaska we have a fish called ling cod as distinct from cod - (boxley) - (7) - Feb. 12, 2020, 10:15:14 PM EST

No - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Feb. 12, 2020, 11:25:56 PM EST

Could still be as the BOx says, that *the name* is related? - (CRConrad) - (2) - Feb. 13, 2020, 03:02:05 AM EST

They are both rather elongated fish . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 13, 2020, 11:03:00 AM EST

Yup: The Pacific one, "elongatus"... While ling -- m. molva -- is "Långa" in Swedish. As in "Longa". -NT - (CRConrad) - Feb. 13, 2020, 05:30:37 PM EST

thanks for the knowledge -NT - (boxley) - (2) - Feb. 13, 2020, 04:09:38 PM EST

Oh sure, *that* you believe -NT - (drook) - (1) - Feb. 13, 2020, 06:21:15 PM EST

it is sourced properly -NT - (boxley) - Feb. 13, 2020, 06:24:38 PM EST

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