Where does “hound fysch” come from?

hound fysch (Middle English) comes from Middle English hound, from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hound fysch (Middle English): A small shark notable for rough skin and sometimes used for culinary purposes

Definitions

  1. A small shark notable for rough skin and sometimes used for culinary purposes

Ancestry of “hound fysch”, step by step

hound fysch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hound

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhounddog, hound; A strong term of abuse, especially...
2Old Englishhunddog; hundred
3Proto-West Germanichunddog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Middle English fisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfischAn animal that inhabits the water or the meat of...
2Old Englishfisċfish
3Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →