Where does “fishermanly” come from?

fishermanly (English) comes from English fisherman, from English Fisher, from Middle English fischer, from Old English fisċere, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

fishermanly (English): Befitting a fisherman

Definitions

  1. Befitting a fisherman

Ancestry of “fishermanly”, step by step

fishermanly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fisherman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfishermanA fisher, a person engaged in fishing
2EnglishFisherfor a fisherman
3Middle EnglishfischerA fisher; A retailer or seller of fish or...
4Old Englishfisċerefisher
5Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
6Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
7Indo-European*peysk-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →
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