Where does “Fischschwarm” come from?

Fischschwarm (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.

Fischschwarm (German): shoal

Definitions

  1. shoal

Ancestry of “Fischschwarm”, step by step

Fischschwarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfischfish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water
2Yiddishפֿישfish
3EnglishFishThe constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces
4Old Englishfiscianto fish
5Proto-West Germanicfiskōnto fish, to catch fish
6Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Schwarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarmswarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish;...
2Old High Germanswarmswarm of bees
3Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną
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