Where does “stokvis” come from?

stokvis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch stokvis, from Middle Dutch stocvisch.

Ancestry of “stokvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstokvisstockfish
2Middle Dutchstocvisch

Words derived from “stokvis

Every word from Middle Dutch stocvischEvery word from Dutch stokvis