Where does “fiske” come from?
fiske (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
fiske (Swedish): fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a...
Definitions
- fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a...
Ancestry of “fiske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | fiske | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 3 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |