Etymology

fishen

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Today it means: Relating to or characteristic of a fish; fishlike Full definition →

Middle English fisshen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfisshen“fishlike”
  2. English todayfishen

From Middle English fisshen (“fishlike”), equivalent to fish + -en. Compare English piscine.

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