Etymology

dollarfish

D2O1L1L1A1R1F4I1S1H4

Today it means: An American butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus). Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  11. Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*fisk
  13. Old Englishfisċ
  14. Middle Englishfisch
  15. Englishfish
  16. English todaydollarfish

From dollar + fish.

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