Where does “arengue” come from?

arengue (Galician) comes from Old French hareng, from Latin haringus, from Frankish hāring, from Proto-Germanic hēringaz, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

arengue (Galician): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “arengue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhareng—
2Latinharingusherring
3Frankishhāringherring
4Proto-Germanichēringazherring
5Proto-Germanichērąhair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-Germanic hēringaz →