Where does “sterlet” come from?

sterlet (English) comes from Russian сте́рлядь, from German Störling, from German -ling, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ling.

sterlet (English): A smaller, common Eurasian sturgeon, of the...

Definitions

  1. A smaller, common Eurasian sturgeon, of the...

Ancestry of “sterlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсте́рлядьsterlet
2GermanStörling—
3German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
4Old High German-ling—
5Proto-Germanic*-ling—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ling →Every word from German -ling →Every word from German Störling →