Where does “Goudvis” come from?

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

Goudvis (Dutch): Dorado

Definitions

  1. Dorado

Ancestry of “Goudvis”, step by step

Goudvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vis

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

via Dutch goud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
2Middle Dutchgoutgold
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Indo-European *peysk-
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