Where does “fiska” come from?
fiska (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
fiska (Icelandic): to fish; indefinite accusative/genitive plural of...
Definitions
- to fish; indefinite accusative/genitive plural of...
Ancestry of “fiska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |