Where does “silltrut” come from?

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

silltrut (Swedish): lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus

Definitions

  1. lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus

Ancestry of “silltrut”, step by step

silltrut 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 trut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishtrutAny of several species of large gulls; mouth
2Old Swedishthrutin—
3Old Norseþrútna—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Swedish sill →