Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “fisc” come from?

fisc (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

fisc (Old Dutch): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “fisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfiskfish
2Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
3Indo-European*peysk-—

Words derived from “fisc”

  • kookvis
  • zoetwatervis
  • visstick
  • anemoonvis
  • viswijf
  • longvis
  • vinvis
  • Zuidervis
  • trekvis
  • visrijk
  • platvis
  • bakvis
  • zwaardvis
  • beenvis
  • visvijver
  • visgraat
  • vissoep
  • Goudvis
  • Zwaardvis
  • zoutwatervis
  • visstand
  • visbestand
  • vispopulatie
  • vissterfte
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