Where does “tablemount” come from?
tablemount (English) comes from English seamount, from English sea, from Middle English see, from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic saiwi, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
tablemount (English): A seamount with a flat top
Definitions
- A seamount with a flat top
Ancestry of “tablemount”, step by step
tablemount traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seamount
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seamount | A mountain that rises from the floor of the ocean... |
| 2 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 3 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 4 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |