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Where does “sild” come from?

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

sild (Old Norse): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “sild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

Words derived from “sild”

  • sild
  • sillikuningas
  • savusilli
  • hapansilakka
  • vihersillihapero
  • silakkalaatikko
  • sillisalaatti
  • suolasilakka
  • sillisiika
  • pilkkusilli
  • silakka
  • silakkaparvi
  • lehtosillihapero
  • sillihapero
  • täpläsilli
  • suolasilli
  • silakkaverkko
  • tyynenmerensilli
  • tunturisillihapero
  • silli
  • kangassillihapero
  • sillivalas
  • sillake
  • sill
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