Where does “sild” come from?

sild (English) comes from Danish sild, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

sild (English): Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine

Definitions

  1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine

Ancestry of “sild”, step by step

sild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsildherring; a young, attractive woman
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Norwegian sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegiansild—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Danish sild →