Where does “Goldfësch” come from?
Goldfësch (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Fësch, from Old High German fisc, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
Goldfësch (Luxembourgish): goldfish
Ancestry of “Goldfësch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Fësch | fish; Pisces |
| 2 | Old High German | fisc | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 5 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |