Where does “Fisch” come from?

Fisch (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Fesch, from Middle High German visch, from Old High German fisk, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

Fisch (Hunsrik): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “Fisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianFeschfish
2Middle High Germanvischfish
3Old High Germanfiskfish
4Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fisk →