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Where does “sálumessa” come from?

sálumessa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sál, from Old Norse sál, from Old English sāwol, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sálumessa (Icelandic): requiem

Definitions

  1. requiem

Ancestry of “sálumessa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsála soul; a skin bag
2Old Norsesálsoul
3Old Englishsāwolsoul, life, spirit, being
4Proto-West Germanicsaiwalusoul
5Proto-Germanicsaiwalōsoul, life force
6Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
7Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
9Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
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