Where does “silli” come from?

silli (Finnish) comes from Swedish sill, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

silli (Finnish): Atlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...

Definitions

  1. Atlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...

Ancestry of “silli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilla herring
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

Words derived from “silli

Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą