Where does “oversjøisk” come from?

oversjøisk (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;...

oversjøisk (Norwegian Bokmål): overseas

Definitions

  1. overseas

Ancestry of “oversjøisk”, step by step

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