myEtymology.com: English etymology of fishhook

Etymology of the English word fishhook

the English word fishhook

derived from the English word fish

derived from the English word fisc

derived from the French word fisc

derived from the Latin word fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fiskaz

derived from the English word hook

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keg-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khokaz