Etymograph

English

sild

Sild comes from Danish sild ‘herring’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sīlą‘a herring’reconstructed
  2. Old Norsec. 800–1350sílas síld‘herring’
  3. Danishmodernsild‘herring’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sīlą‘a herring’reconstructed
  2. Old Norsec. 800–1350sílas síld‘herring’
  3. Danishmodernsild‘herring’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *sīlą

Today it means

noun Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sīlą / sild

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