Where does “Bismarckhering” come from?
Bismarckhering (German) comes from German hering, from Latin haringus, from Frankish hāring, from Proto-Germanic hēringaz, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.
Bismarckhering (German): pickled herring
Definitions
- pickled herring
Ancestry of “Bismarckhering”, step by step
Bismarckhering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hering | herring |
| 2 | Latin | haringus | herring |
| 3 | Frankish | hāring | herring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hēringaz | herring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |
via German Bismarck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bismarck | a German battleship during the Second World War, the sister ship to the Tirpitz |