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): goldfish, Carassius gibelio auratus

Definitions

  1. goldfish, Carassius gibelio auratus

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- →