Where does “Heringssalat” come from?

Heringssalat (German) comes from German salāt, from Italian salata, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Heringssalat (German): herring salad

Definitions

  1. herring salad

Ancestry of “Heringssalat”, step by step

Heringssalat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German salāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalātsalad mixed, usually cold dish
2Italiansalatafeminine singular of salato; salad, something...
3Vulgar Latinsalatasalted
4LatinSalothat flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón
5Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via German hering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheringherring
2Latinharingusherring
3Frankishhāringherring
4Proto-Germanichēringazherring
5Proto-Germanichērąhair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
Heringssalat — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer