English

electrofish

From electro- + fish.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *piskós

Proto-Germanic *fiskaz

Proto-West Germanic *fisk

Old English fisċ

Middle English fisch ‘an animal that inhabits the water or the meat…’

English fish

Today it means

verb To take part in electrofishing.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrofish