Where does “seasnail” come from?
seasnail (English) comes from Middle English *se-snail, from Old English sæsnægl, from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
seasnail (English): The snailfish
Ancestry of “seasnail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | *se-snail | — |
| 2 | Old English | sæsnægl | — |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |