Where does “Matjeshering” come from?

Matjeshering (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.

Matjeshering (German): young herring, usually pickled

Definitions

  1. young herring, usually pickled

Ancestry of “Matjeshering”, step by step

Matjeshering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheringherring
2Latinharingusherring
3Frankishhāringherring
4Proto-Germanichēringazherring
5Proto-Germanichērąhair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Dutch maatjesharing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaatjesharingmatjes herring
2Dutchharingherring; tent peg
3Middle Dutchhârincherring
4Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres-