Where does “Seehecht” come from?

Seehecht (German) comes from German hecht, from Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz.

Seehecht (German): hake (fish)

Definitions

  1. hake (fish)

Ancestry of “Seehecht”, step by step

Seehecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhechtpike fish, luce
2Middle High Germanhechet—
3Old High Germanhehhit—
4Proto-Germanichakiþaz—

via German see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →Every word from Old High German hehhit →Every word from Middle High German hechet →