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Where does “fischen” come from?

fischen (German) comes from Middle High German vischen, from Old High German fiskon, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

fischen (German): to fish

Definitions

  1. to fish

Ancestry of “fischen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvischen—
2Old High Germanfiskon—
3Proto-West Germanicfiskōnto fish, to catch fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “fischen”

  • überfischen
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