Where does “backfisch” come from?
backfisch (English) comes from German Backfisch, from German fisch, from Yiddish פֿיש, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
backfisch (English): A teenage or late-adolescent girl
Definitions
- A teenage or late-adolescent girl
Ancestry of “backfisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Backfisch | a baked or fried fish, or a fish intended for... |
| 2 | German | fisch | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 4 | English | Fish | — |
| 5 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |