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
- a sheep; fool, moron, idiot
Ancestry of “sau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sauðr | sheep |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |