Where does “селёдочка” come from?

селёдочка (Russian) comes from Russian селёдка, 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.

селёдочка (Russian): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “селёдочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianселёдкаherring (Clupea)
2Russianсельдьherring
3Old East Slavicсельдь—
4Old East Slavicсьлдь—
5Old Norsesíldherring
6Proto-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 →