Where does “osełedec” come from?

osełedec (Polish) comes from Ukrainian оселедець, from Old East Slavic сельдь, from Old East Slavic сьлдь, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

osełedec (Polish): topknot

Definitions

  1. topknot

Ancestry of “osełedec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianоселедецьherring; topknot
2Old East Slavicсельдь—
3Old East Slavicсьлдь—
4Old Norsesíldherring
5Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Old East Slavic сьлдь →