Where does “sjóðheitur” come from?

sjóðheitur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sjóða, from Old Norse sjóða, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

sjóðheitur (Icelandic): boiling hot

Definitions

  1. boiling hot

Ancestry of “sjóðheitur”, step by step

sjóðheitur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sjóða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsjóðato seethe, to boil; to boil
2Old Norsesjóðato seethe, boil; cook; to forge; to brood over
3Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

via Icelandic heitur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheiturhot; hot, banging, smoking
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic seuþaną →Every word from Old Norse sjóða →