Where does “sau” come from?

sau (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sauðr, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

sau (Norwegian Bokmål): a sheep; fool, moron, idiot

Definitions

  1. a sheep; fool, moron, idiot

Ancestry of “sau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesauðrsheep
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “sau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →Every word from Old Norse sauðr →