Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “viswijf” come from? viswijf (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-.
viswijf (Dutch): fishwife, female fishmonger; scold
Definitions fishwife, female fishmonger; scold Ancestry of “viswijf”, step by step viswijf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vis Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch vis fish 2 Middle Dutch visch fish 3 Old Dutch fisc fish 4 Proto-West Germanic fisk fish 5 Proto-Germanic fiskaz fish 6 Indo-European *peysk- —
via Dutch wijf Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch wijf woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;... 2 Middle Dutch wijf woman; wife, married woman 3 Old Dutch wīf woman 4 Proto-Germanic wībą woman; wife 5 Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- shame, pudenda