Where does “fishmongeress” come from?
fishmongeress (English) comes from English fishmonger, from English fish, from Middle English fisch, from Old English fisċ, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fishmongeress (English): A female fishmonger
Definitions
- A female fishmonger
Ancestry of “fishmongeress”, step by step
fishmongeress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fishmonger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fishmonger | A person who sells fish; A fishmonger's, a... |
| 2 | English | fish | A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in... |
| 3 | Middle English | fisch | An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of... |
| 4 | Old English | fisċ | fish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 7 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |