Where does “sildemåke” come from?

sildemåke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk måke, from Old Norse Már, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

sildemåke (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; a lesser black-backed gull, genus "Larus...

Definitions

  1. <br>; a lesser black-backed gull, genus "Larus...

Ancestry of “sildemåke”, step by step

sildemåke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk måke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmåke<br>; a gull or seagull
2Old NorseMárseagull
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via Norwegian Nynorsk sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksildherring; Clupea harengus
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Old Norse Már →