Where does “vijlvis” come from?

vijlvis (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-.

vijlvis (Dutch): a filefish, member of the family Monacanthidae

Definitions

  1. a filefish, member of the family Monacanthidae

Ancestry of “vijlvis”, step by step

vijlvis 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 vijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijla file abrasive tool
2Middle Dutchvīle—
3Old Dutch*fīla—
4Proto-West Germanic*fį̄hlurasp, file
5Proto-Germanicfinhlōrasp; file
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fisk →