English

fishergirl

From fisher + girl.

A compound of fisher + girl

Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to paint, mark’

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Proto-Germanic *fiskaz ‘fish’

Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz

Old English fisċere

Middle English fischer ‘a fisher’

Middle English gerle ‘young person’

English girl

Today it means

noun A girl employed in catching fish; a young fisherwoman.

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

Etymograph / fishergirl