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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

  1. fisher, fisherman

Ancestry of “Fischer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvischære—
2Old High Germanfiscari—
3Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-—

Words derived from “Fischer”

  • Fischer
  • Heringsfischer
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →