Where does “оселедець” come from?

оселедець (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic сельдь, from Old East Slavic сьлдь, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

оселедець (Ukrainian): herring; topknot

Definitions

  1. herring; topknot

Ancestry of “оселедець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсельдь—
2Old East Slavicсьлдь—
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

Words derived from “оселедець”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Old East Slavic сьлдь →