Where does “sømærke” come from?

sømærke (Danish) comes from Danish sø, from Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic sūz, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

sømærke (Danish): a mark placed at sea to help ships orient themselves, e.g. a buoy, or that marks a shallow area or a shipping channel

Definitions

  1. a mark placed at sea to help ships orient themselves, e.g. a buoy, or that marks a shallow area or a shipping channel

Ancestry of “sømærke”, step by step

sømærke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsølake; sea
2Old Norsesýrsow
3Proto-Germanicsūzsow; pig, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Danish mærke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmærkemark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible...
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →