Where does “Fiszer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Fiszer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFischerfisher, fisherman
2Middle High Germanvischærefisher, fisherman
3Old High Germanfiscari
4Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
5Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
6Indo-European*peysk-
Every word from Indo-European *peysk-Every word from Proto-Germanic fiskazEvery word from Proto-Germanic fiskārijaz
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