Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vischer” come from?

vischer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fiscari, from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

Ancestry of “vischer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vischer”

  • Fischer
  • Fischer
  • Heringsfischer
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →