Where does “sørøver” come from?
sørøver (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...
sørøver (Danish): pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea), sea rover
Definitions
- pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea), sea rover
Ancestry of “sørøver”, step by step
sørøver 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 røver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | røver | robber; highwayman, brigand; present of røve |
| 2 | Danish | røve | rob; loot, pillage; indefinite plural of røv |
| 3 | Old Norse | reyfa | to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raubijaną | to rob, steal, plunder; to break, tear off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |