Where does “sáðfruma” come from?
sáðfruma (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sáð, from Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
sáðfruma (Icelandic): spermatozoon, sperm cell
Ancestry of “sáðfruma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sáð | seed, grain; semen; gerund active of sá meaning... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sáð | seed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |