Where does “fisshen” come from?
fisshen (Middle English) comes from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, 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.
fisshen (Middle English): to fish
Definitions
- to fish
Ancestry of “fisshen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |