Where does “Zwaardvis” come from?

Zwaardvis (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-.

Zwaardvis (Dutch): Dorado

Definitions

  1. Dorado

Ancestry of “Zwaardvis”, step by step

Zwaardvis 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 zwaard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzwaardA sword, heavy blade weapon; A leeboard
2Middle Dutchswertsword
3Old Dutchswertsword
4Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Zwaardvis”

Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fisk →