Where does “sjóða” come from?
sjóða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sjóða, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
sjóða (Icelandic): to seethe, to boil; to boil
Definitions
- to seethe, to boil; to boil
Ancestry of “sjóða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sjóða | to seethe, boil; cook; to forge; to brood over |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | seuþaną | to seethe; boil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |