Where does “sleď” come from?

sleď (Czech) comes from Russian сельдь, from Old East Slavic сельдь, from Old East Slavic сьлдь, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

sleď (Czech): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “sleď”, step by step

sleď traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сельдь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсельдьherring
2Old East Slavicсельдь—
3Old East Slavicсьлдь—
4Old Norsesíldherring
5Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Old Czech sled

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsled—
2Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
3Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide

Words derived from “sleď”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Old East Slavic сьлдь →