Where does “islanninsilli” come from?

islanninsilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish Islanti, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

islanninsilli (Finnish): Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus

Definitions

  1. Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus

Ancestry of “islanninsilli”, step by step

islanninsilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Islanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIslantiIceland
2Old NorseÍslandIceland
3Old Norseíssice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Finnish silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
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