Where does “surströmming” come from?

surströmming (Swedish) comes from Swedish sur, from Old Swedish sūr, from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

surströmming (Swedish): surströmming traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring

Definitions

  1. surströmming traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring

Ancestry of “surströmming”, step by step

surströmming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsursour; the characteristic taste of a lemon;...
2Old Swedishsūrsour
3Old Norsesúrrsour
4Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

via Swedish strömming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishströmmingA subspecies of Baltic herring
2Old Swedishströminger—

Words derived from “surströmming”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Old Norse súrr →