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Where does “sáð” come from?

sáð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sáð (Icelandic): seed, grain; semen; gerund active of sá meaning...

Definitions

  1. seed, grain; semen; gerund active of sá meaning...

Ancestry of “sáð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesáðseed
2Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sáð”

  • sáðlát
  • sáðfruma
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