Where does “сельдь” come from?
сельдь (Russian) comes 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.
сельдь (Russian): herring
Definitions
- herring
Ancestry of “сельдь”, step by step
сельдь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic сельдь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | сельдь | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сьлдь | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | síld | herring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīlą | a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring |
via Norwegian sild
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | sild | — |