Where does “haringo” come from?

haringo (Ido) comes from Esperanto haringo, from Spanish arenque, from Old Spanish arenque, from Occitan arenc, from Latin haringus, from Frankish hāring, from Proto-Germanic hēringaz, from Proto-Germanic hērą — rough hair, bristle.

haringo (Ido): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “haringo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoharingoherring
2Spanisharenqueherring
3Old Spanisharenque
4Occitanarenc
5Latinharingusherring
6Frankishhāringherring
7Proto-Germanichēringazherring
8Proto-Germanichērąhair
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres-