fisch

See also: Fisch

Middle English

Alternative forms

fysshe, fysch, fish, fische, fis, fyshe, fissh, vish

Etymology

From Old English fisċ; in turn from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiʃ/

Noun

fisch (plural fisches or fisch)

An animal that inhabits the water or the meat of such; marine life; e.g. alligators, fish, beavers, etc.
Fish or their meat.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: fish (see there for further descendants)
Scots: fish, fysch, fisch
Yola: wish

References

“fish, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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