Where does “Heringsfischer” come from?

Heringsfischer (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-.

Heringsfischer (German): herring fisherman, herringer

Definitions

  1. herring fisherman, herringer

Ancestry of “Heringsfischer”, step by step

Heringsfischer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fischer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFischerfisher, fisherman
2Middle High Germanvischærefisher, fisherman
3Old High Germanfiscari—
4Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—

via German hering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheringherring
2Latinharingusherring
3Frankishhāringherring
4Proto-Germanichēringazherring
5Proto-Germanichērąhair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz →
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