Where does “Fischerin” come from?

Fischerin (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-.

Fischerin (German): fisherwoman, fisher (female)

Definitions

  1. fisherwoman, fisher (female)

Ancestry of “Fischerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFischerfisher, fisherman
2Middle High Germanvischærefisher, fisherman
3Old High Germanfiscari—
4Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →
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