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

  1. cutlassfish, scabbardfish, frostfish

Ancestry of “Degenfisch”, step by step

Degenfisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfischfish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water
2Yiddishפֿישfish
3EnglishFishThe constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces
4Old Englishfiscianto fish
5Proto-West Germanicfiskōnto fish, to catch fish
6Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via German degen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandegenrapier, smallsword
2Middle High Germandegena warrior, a hero, a knight
3Old Frenchdague
4Italiandagadagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...
5Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
6LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
7Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus
Every word from Chichewa iye