Etymology of the English word whitefish
the English word
whitefishderived from the English word
whitederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khwitazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kweit-derived from the English word
fishderived from the English word
fiscderived from the French word
fiscderived from the Latin word
fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*fiskazUsage
Word found in Modern English