Where does “zwaardvis” come from?

zwaardvis (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-.

zwaardvis (Dutch): swordfish, "Xiphias gladius"

Definitions

  1. swordfish, "Xiphias gladius"

Ancestry of “zwaardvis”, step by step

zwaardvis 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 zwaard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzwaardA sword, heavy blade weapon; A leeboard
2Middle Dutchswertsword
3Old Dutchswertsword
4Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →