Fischer
German (Berlin)
/ˈfɪʃɐ/
noun
Definitions
- fisher, fisherman (male or of unspecified sex)
- component part in various German compound nouns, e.g., Amazonasfischer, “Amazon kingfisher”, Austernfischer, “oystercatcher”
- component part in various compounds for different kinds of fishing boats, e.g., Grundschleppnetzfischer, “trawler”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vischære inherited from Old High German fiscari inherited from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (fisher).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fiskārijaz
Gloss
fisher
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fischer English
- Fischerian English
- electrofisher English
- fish English
- fisher English
- fisherboy English
- fisheress English
- fisherfolk English
- fisherman English
- fisherperson English
- fisherwoman English
- flyfisher English
- kingfisher English
- rodfisher English
- spearfisher English
- Aal German
- Aalfischer German
- Fischerin German
- Hering German
- Heringsfischer German
- *fiskārijaz Proto-Germanic
- Fiszer Polish
- Fiszerowa Polish
- fiscere Old English
- fisċere Old English
- fischer Middle English
- fiskari Old Norse
- Fišer Czech
- Fišerová Czech
- fiscari Old High German
- vischære Middle High German
- Fëscher Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *fiskar Old Dutch