Where does “sillgrissla” come from?

sillgrissla (Swedish) comes from Swedish grissla, from Swedish gryt, from Old Swedish gryt, from Old Norse grjót, from Proto-Germanic greutą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

sillgrissla (Swedish): common murre, common guillemot, Uria aalge

Definitions

  1. common murre, common guillemot, Uria aalge

Ancestry of “sillgrissla”, step by step

sillgrissla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grissla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisslaguillemot
2Swedishgryta sett; a badger's home; a den of a fox
3Old Swedishgrytstone, gravel
4Old Norsegrjótcoarse stones, rubble
5Proto-Germanicgreutągrit
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewd-to weep, be sad
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Swedish sill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilla herring
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd- →