Where does “Fischkatze” come from?
Fischkatze (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.
Fischkatze (German): fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), a medium-sized cat whose habitat range extends through Indochina, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java
Definitions
- fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), a medium-sized cat whose habitat range extends through Indochina, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java
Ancestry of “Fischkatze”, step by step
Fischkatze 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 |