fishhook

The story

1. Old English · inherited from*fischōc“fishhook”
2. Middle English · inherited fromfisch-hook
3. English todayfishhook

From Middle English fisch-hook, from Old English *fischōc (“fishhook”), equivalent to fish + hook. Cognate with Dutch vishaak (“fishhook”). In the sense of a jack (playing card), refers to the shape of the letter J on the card.