Where does “sillinläggning” come from?

sillinläggning (Swedish) comes from Swedish sill, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

sillinläggning (Swedish): pickled herring

Definitions

  1. pickled herring

Ancestry of “sillinläggning”, step by step

sillinläggning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilla herring
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Swedish inläggning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinläggningpickling (processing in brine or other solution)
2Swedishning
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