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English word fish comes from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-, and later Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (Fish.)
*peysḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₂ep- (Proto-Indo-European)
*pisḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*fiskaz (Proto-Germanic)
Fish.
fisc (Old English)
Fish.
*fiskōną (Proto-Germanic)
To fish, to catch fish.
fiscian (Old English)
To fish.
fish (English)
(intransitive) To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.. (intransitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.. (intransitive, cricket) Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.. (intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something.. (nautical) To repair a spar or mast [...]