Where does “Fish” come from?
Fish derives from Middle English, from Old French fiche, from Old French ficher, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Indo-European pisḱ-.
Ancestry of “Fish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |