Where does “søm” come from?

søm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

søm (Norwegian Bokmål): a seam

Definitions

  1. a seam

Ancestry of “søm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
2Old Norsesýjato sew
3Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “søm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →
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