spierinc

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • *spierlinc

Etymology

Possibly a compound of *spīr (“peak, summit, muscle”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

spierinc m

  1. European smelt

Inflection

Declension of spierinc (masculine a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative spierinc spieringa
accusative spierinc spieringa
genitive spieringes spieringo
dative spieringe spieringon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: spierinc

From *spierlinc:

  • Middle Dutch: spierlinc
    • Dutch: spierling
    • → Middle Low German: spirling
    • → Old French: esperlinge
    • → West Frisian: spjirring

Further reading

  • “spierinc”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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