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Where does “zoutwatervis” come from?

zoutwatervis (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-.

zoutwatervis (Dutch): A fish species with a saline biotope

Definitions

  1. A fish species with a saline biotope

Ancestry of “zoutwatervis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvisfish
2Middle Dutchvischfish
3Old Dutchfiscfish
4Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →