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Where does “sæbjúga” come from?

sæbjúga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sær, from Old Norse sær, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sæbjúga (Icelandic): sea cucumber

Definitions

  1. sea cucumber

Ancestry of “sæbjúga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsærsea, ocean
2Old Norsesærthe sea, ocean; second/third-person singular...
3Old Norsesikoneself
4Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
5Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
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