English
Fisk
Fisk comes from Old Norse fiskr ‘a fish’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to paint, mark’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to paint, mark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pisk-ó-s‘fish’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fiskaz‘fish’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350fiskr‘a fish’
- EnglishtodayFisk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peyḱ-‘to paint, mark’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pisk-ó-s‘fish’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fiskaz‘fish’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350fiskr‘a fish’
- EnglishtodayFisk
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to paint, mark’
picture, paint, file, pint, feud, depiction, depict, pigment, pictorial, pimento, piscina, 25 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pisk-ó-s ‘fish’
through Proto-Germanic *fiskaz ‘fish’
Today it means
name A surname originating as an occupation or transferred from the nickname [in turn from Old Norse].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- / Fisk