Where does “silwervis” come from?

silwervis (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans vis, from Dutch vis, from Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

silwervis (Afrikaans): carpenter, a fish from the family Sparidae

Definitions

  1. carpenter, a fish from the family Sparidae

Ancestry of “silwervis”, step by step

silwervis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansvisfish
2Dutchvisfish
3Middle Dutchvischfish
4Old Dutchfiscfish
5Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
6Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
7Indo-European*peysk-—

via Afrikaans silwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssilwermade out of silver; silver, silver-coloured;...
2Dutchzilversilver; argent
3Middle Dutchsilversilver
4Old Dutchsilver—
5Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
6Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →