Where does “stockfishmonger” come from?

stockfishmonger (English) comes from English monger, from Middle English mongere, from Old English māngere, from Old English māngian — to trade, traffic, do as a monger.

stockfishmonger (English): A seller of stockfish

Definitions

  1. A seller of stockfish

Ancestry of “stockfishmonger”, step by step

stockfishmonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger

via English stockfish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstockfishA cod having been cut open and cured in the open...
2Afrikaansstokvis—
3Dutchstokvisstockfish
4Middle Dutchstocvisch—
Every word from Old English māngian →Every word from Old English māngere →Every word from Middle English mongere →