Where does “sildesalteri” come from?

sildesalteri (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.

sildesalteri (Norwegian Bokmål): herring saltery

Definitions

  1. herring saltery

Ancestry of “sildesalteri”, step by step

sildesalteri 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 salteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsalterisaltery
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Danish sild →