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Where does “fischare” come from?

fischare (Middle English) comes from Old English fisċere, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

fischare (Middle English): Alternative form of fischer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fischer

Ancestry of “fischare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfisċerefisher
2Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—

Words derived from “fischare”

  • Fisher
  • fisherman
  • fisher
  • kingfisher
  • fisherfolk
  • Fisherian
  • fisherwoman
  • flyfisher
  • flyfisherman
  • fisherboy
  • fisherperson
  • sportfisherman
  • spearfisherman
  • rodfisher
  • kingy
  • shellfisherman
  • electrofisher
  • spearfisher
  • kingfisherlike
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