Where does “sillmjölke” come from?

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

sillmjölke (Swedish): a weakling

Definitions

  1. a weakling

Ancestry of “sillmjölke”, step by step

sillmjölke 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 mjölke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkemilt
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą
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