Where does “schellevisch” come from?

schellevisch (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German visch, from Old Saxon fisk, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

Ancestry of “schellevisch”, step by step

schellevisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German visch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvischfish
2Old Saxonfiskfish
3Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-

via Middle Low German schelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschellepeel, outer layer

Words derived from “schellevisch

Every word from Indo-European *peysk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic fisk
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