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

A seller of stockfish

Ancestry of “stockfishmonger”, step by step

stockfishmonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monger

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	monger	A dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2	Middle English	mongere	A retailer; a merchant
3	Old English	māngere	trader, merchant, dealer, monger
4	Old English	māngian	to trade, traffic, do as a monger

via English stockfish

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	stockfish	A cod having been cut open and cured in the open...
2	Afrikaans	stokvis	—
3	Dutch	stokvis	stockfish
4	Middle Dutch	stocvisch	—

Every word from Old English māngian →Every word from Old English māngere →Every word from Middle English mongere →