Where does “arenque” come from?

arenque (Old Spanish) comes from Occitan arenc, from Latin haringus, from Frankish hāring, from Proto-Germanic hēringaz, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.

Ancestry of “arenque”, step by step

arenque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Occitan arenc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanarenc
2Latinharingusherring
3Frankishhāringherring
4Proto-Germanichēringazherring
5Proto-Germanichērąhair
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Old French hareng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhareng

Words derived from “arenque

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keres-Every word from Proto-Germanic hērąEvery word from Proto-Germanic hēringaz