Where does “særstatus” come from?
særstatus (Danish) comes from Danish sær-, from Danish sær, from Old Danish sær, from Old Norse sér, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
særstatus (Danish): special status
Ancestry of “særstatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | sær- | extraordinary, special; rare; disjoint, separated |
| 2 | Danish | sær | odd, queer, peculiar, weird; eccentric, dotty |
| 3 | Old Danish | sær | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sér | dative of sik; second/third-person singular... |
| 5 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |