Where does “wrasse” come from?

wrasse (English) comes from Cornish wragh, from Cornish gwragh, from Proto-Celtic wrakkā, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wrasse (English): Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned...

Definitions

  1. Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned...

Ancestry of “wrasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishwraghold woman, hag; wrasse
2Cornishgwraghold woman; witch
3Proto-Celticwrakkā—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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