Where does “stokvis” come from?

stokvis (English) comes from Afrikaans stokvis, from Dutch stokvis, from Middle Dutch stocvisch.

Ancestry of “stokvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansstokvis—
2Dutchstokvisstockfish
3Middle Dutchstocvisch—
Every word from Middle Dutch stocvisch →Every word from Dutch stokvis →Every word from Afrikaans stokvis →