Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “visse” come from?

visse (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin vissio — wiesel; stench.

visse (Middle Dutch): polecat; nasty

Definitions

  1. polecat; nasty

Ancestry of “visse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvissiowiesel; stench

Words derived from “visse”

  • fitch
  • fitchew
  • fisher cat
  • fichet
  • visse
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