Where does “heringsähnlich” come from?

heringsähnlich (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.

heringsähnlich (German): herringlike

Definitions

  1. herringlike

Ancestry of “heringsähnlich”, step by step

heringsähnlich 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 German ähnlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanähnlichsimilar; similarly, in a similar way
2Middle High Germananelich—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hērą →Every word from Proto-Germanic hēringaz →