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
  • Dutch: spiering

From *spierlinc:

• Middle Dutch: spierlinc
  • Dutch: spierling
  • → Middle Low German: spirling
  • → Old French: esperlinge
    • → Middle English: sperlynge
      • English: sperling, sparling
  • → West Frisian: spjirring

Further reading

• “spierinc”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012