Where does “fisherwoman” come from?

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

fisherwoman (English): A woman who fishes; A woman whose profession is...

Definitions

  1. A woman who fishes; A woman whose profession is...

Ancestry of “fisherwoman”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fisherwoman”

Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →
fisherwoman — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer