Where does “sømil” come from?
sømil (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...
sømil (Danish): nautical mile, now exactly 1852 m but previously about four times as much, 1/15 of an equatorial degree
Definitions
- nautical mile, now exactly 1852 m but previously about four times as much, 1/15 of an equatorial degree
Ancestry of “sømil”, step by step
sømil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sø | lake; sea |
| 2 | Old Norse | sýr | sow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūz | sow; pig, swine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Danish mil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mil | mile, unit of length of varying value |
| 2 | Latin | millia | nominative plural of mīlle; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | mille | thousand; 1000; mile, "particularly" a Roman mile... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |