Where does “Aalfischer” come from?

Aalfischer (German) comes from German Fischer, from Middle High German vischære, from Old High German fiscari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

Aalfischer (German): eeler, eel fisher

Definitions

  1. eeler, eel fisher

Ancestry of “Aalfischer”, step by step

Aalfischer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fischer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFischerfisher, fisherman
2Middle High Germanvischærefisher, fisherman
3Old High Germanfiscari—
4Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—

via German aal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaalsingular imperative of aalen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanāl—
3Old High Germanālall
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →