Where does “Mosjøen” come from?

Mosjøen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sjø, from Old Norse sjór, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Ancestry of “Mosjøen”, step by step

Mosjøen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sjø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsjøa sea, ocean; a lake
2Old NorsesjórAlternative form of sær
3Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Norwegian Bokmål mo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmoclose, sultry; tired, weary; moor, heath
2Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Mosjøen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →