Where does “silkė” come from?

silkė (Lithuanian) comes from Swedish sill, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

silkė (Lithuanian): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “silkė”, step by step

silkė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilla herring
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Old Norse síl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesílherring
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Swedish sill →