Where does “lipvis” come from?

lipvis (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-.

lipvis (Dutch): wrasse

Definitions

  1. wrasse

Ancestry of “lipvis”, step by step

lipvis 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 lip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliplip part of the mouth
2Middle Dutchleppe—
3Old Dutchleppalip
4Proto-Germaniclipjôlip
5Proto-Germaniclepôlip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →