Where does “sildemåke” come from?

sildemåke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sild, from Danish sild, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

sildemåke (Norwegian Bokmål): a lesser black-backed gull, genus "Larus fuscus"

Definitions

  1. a lesser black-backed gull, genus "Larus fuscus"

Ancestry of “sildemåke”, step by step

sildemåke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål måke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmåkea gull or seagull; a shovel; to shovel
2Old NorseMárseagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Danish sild →
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