Where does “Seehase” come from?

Seehase (German) comes from German hase, from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

Seehase (German): lumpsucker (scorpaeniform fish)

Definitions

  1. lumpsucker (scorpaeniform fish)

Ancestry of “Seehase”, step by step

Seehase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhasehare animal of either sex
2Middle High Germanhase
3Old High Germanhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via German see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s-Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hasō