Where does “sæotur” come from?

sæotur (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;...

sæotur (Icelandic): sea otter

Definitions

  1. sea otter

Ancestry of “sæotur”, step by step

sæotur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sær

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;...

via Icelandic otur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicoturotter
2Old Norseotran otter
3Proto-Germanicutrazotter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīką →