Where does “visser” come from?
visser (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vischer, from Old Dutch fiskar, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
visser (Dutch): A fisher, a fisherman or, less commonly, a...
Definitions
- A fisher, a fisherman or, less commonly, a...
Ancestry of “visser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vischer | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fiskar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 5 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |