Where does “søpapegøje” come from?

søpapegøje (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...

søpapegøje (Danish): puffin

Definitions

  1. puffin

Ancestry of “søpapegøje”, step by step

søpapegøje 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 papegøje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpapegøjeparrot
2Middle Low Germanpapegoie—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →
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