Where does “magneetvisser” come from?
magneetvisser (Dutch) comes from Dutch visser, from Middle Dutch vischer, from Old Dutch fiskar, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
magneetvisser (Dutch): a person using a type of fishing rod, with a...
Definitions
- a person using a type of fishing rod, with a...
Ancestry of “magneetvisser”, step by step
magneetvisser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch visser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | visser | A fisher, a fisherman or, less commonly, a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vischer | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fiskar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 6 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via Dutch magneet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | magneet | magnet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | magneet | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | magnes | — |
| 4 | Latin | magnēs | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαγνήτης λίθος | Magnesian stone |