Where does “witfish” come from?
witfish (English) comes from Dutch witvis, from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
witfish (English): The ladyfish
Definitions
- The ladyfish
Ancestry of “witfish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | witvis | an informal term for light-coloured fish of the Gadiformes and Cypriniformes |
| 2 | Dutch | wit | white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wit | white; clean; pale |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wīt | white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |