Where does “fiŝvergo” come from?
fiŝvergo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fiŝo, from German fisch, from Yiddish פֿיש, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
fiŝvergo (Esperanto): fishing rod
Definitions
- fishing rod
Ancestry of “fiŝvergo”, step by step
fiŝvergo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fiŝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fiŝo | fish |
| 2 | German | fisch | fish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water |
| 3 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 4 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 5 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Esperanto vergo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vergo | rod, cane, wand; long thin branch; stick |
| 2 | French | vergé | past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid |
| 3 | Middle French | verge | rod; stick; staff; female virgin |
| 4 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 5 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 6 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |