Where does “fisk” come from?
fisk (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
fisk (West Frisian): fish
Ancestry of “fisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | fisk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 4 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |