Proto-Germanic

*sīlą

‘a herring’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *sīlą, most familiar first.

• sile ← síl
• sild ← síl
• sillock ← síl

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sīlą