Etymology

bonefish

B3O1N1E1F4I1S1H4

Today it means: Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters. Full definition →

English fish ← Middle English fisch ← Old English fisċ
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bainaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*bainą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bain
  5. Old Englishbān
  6. Middle Englishbon
  7. Englishbone
  8. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  9. Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*fisk
  11. Old Englishfisċ
  12. Middle Englishfisch
  13. Englishfish
  14. English todaybonefish

From bone + fish.

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