Where does “Fischer” come from?
Fischer (German) comes from Middle High German vischære, from Old High German fiscari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
Fischer (German): fisher, fisherman
Definitions
- fisher, fisherman
Ancestry of “Fischer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vischære | fisher, fisherman |
| 2 | Old High German | fiscari | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 5 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |