Where does “Austernfischer” come from?

Austernfischer (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-.

Austernfischer (German): oystercatcher bird of the species

Definitions

  1. oystercatcher bird of the species

Ancestry of “Austernfischer”, step by step

Austernfischer 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 auster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanausteroyster
2Middle Low Germanūster—
3Middle Dutchoester—
4Latinostreaoyster, mussel
5Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →