Where does “sildekonge” come from?

sildekonge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål konge, from Old Norse konungr, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

sildekonge (Norwegian Bokmål): an oarfish, king of herrings (Regalecus glesne)

Definitions

  1. an oarfish, king of herrings (Regalecus glesne)

Ancestry of “sildekonge”, step by step

sildekonge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål konge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkongefantastic, great; king
2Old Norsekonungra king
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Norwegian Bokmål sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsildherring
2Danishsildherring; a young, attractive woman
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →