Where does “sildepisker” come from?

sildepisker (Danish) comes from Danish pisker, from Danish piske, from Danish pisk, from German Peitsche, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

sildepisker (Danish): a minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

Definitions

  1. a minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

Ancestry of “sildepisker”, step by step

sildepisker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish pisker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpiskera tool used for whipping, e.g. a whisk or a hand mixer
2Danishpisketo whip, lash, flog
3Danishpiskwhip; pigtail; whipping, flogging, lashing
4GermanPeitschewhip
5Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

via Danish sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsildherring; a young, attractive woman
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →