Where does “skullfish” come from?
skullfish (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-.
skullfish (English): A whale more than two years old
Definitions
- A whale more than two years old
Ancestry of “skullfish”, step by step
skullfish 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 skull
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skull | The main bones of the head considered as a unit;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sculle | a type of oar |
| 3 | Old Norse | skalli | a bald head; bald head, skull |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |