Where does “rodfisher” come from?

rodfisher (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-.

rodfisher (English): An angler who fishes with a rod

Definitions

  1. An angler who fishes with a rod

Ancestry of “rodfisher”, step by step

rodfisher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Fisher

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

via English rod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or...
2EnglishRodneyA small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →