Where does “селёдка” come from?

селёдка (Russian) comes from Russian сельдь, 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.

селёдка (Russian): herring (Clupea)

Definitions

  1. herring (Clupea)

Ancestry of “селёдка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсельдьherring
2Old East Slavicсельдь—
3Old East Slavicсьлдь—
4Old Norsesíldherring
5Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

Words derived from “селёдка”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Old East Slavic сьлдь →