Where does “fishgarth” come from?
fishgarth (English) comes from English fish, from Middle English fisch, from Old English fisċ, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fishgarth (English): A fishweir
Definitions
- A fishweir
Ancestry of “fishgarth”, step by step
fishgarth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fish | A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in... |
| 2 | Middle English | fisch | An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of... |
| 3 | Old English | fisċ | fish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 6 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via English garth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garth | A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | garth | A garth; Fencing; a barrier or boundary |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |