Where does “sei” come from?

sei (Finnish) comes from Norwegian sei, from Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European soytós, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

sei (Finnish): saithe

Definitions

  1. saithe

Ancestry of “sei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianseisaithe
2Old Norseseiðrshamanism; magic, especially that influences the...
3Proto-Germanicsaidazmagic, charm
4Proto-Indo-Europeansoytósmagic
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European soytós →Every word from Proto-Germanic saidaz →