Where does “Fischkorb” come from?
Fischkorb (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.
Fischkorb (German): creel
Definitions
- creel
Ancestry of “Fischkorb”, step by step
Fischkorb 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 |
via German korb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | korb | basket, creel |
| 2 | Middle High German | korp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | korb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 5 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |