Where does “Degenfisch” come from?
Degenfisch (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Degenfisch (German): cutlassfish, scabbardfish, frostfish
Definitions
- cutlassfish, scabbardfish, frostfish
Ancestry of “Degenfisch”, step by step
Degenfisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fisch | fish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 3 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 4 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German degen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | degen | rapier, smallsword |
| 2 | Middle High German | degen | a warrior, a hero, a knight |
| 3 | Old French | dague | — |
| 4 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 6 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus |