Where does “síma” come from?

síma (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse síma, from Proto-Germanic sīmô, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- — to tie, bind.

síma (Icelandic): cord, rope; to telephone

Definitions

  1. cord, rope; to telephone

Ancestry of “síma”, step by step

síma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse síma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesímaa string, cord
2Proto-Germanicsīmôrope, cord, string
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁i-to tie, bind

via Icelandic sími

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsímitelephone; axon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīmô →Every word from Old Norse síma →
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