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Where does “SOG” come from?

SOG (English) comes from Old Norse söggr, from Proto-Germanic sawwijaz, from Proto-Germanic sawwą, from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

SOG (English): Initialism of speed over ground

Definitions

  1. Initialism of speed over ground

Ancestry of “SOG”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesöggrdank, wet
2Proto-Germanicsawwijaz—
3Proto-Germanicsawwąjuice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “SOG”

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