Where does “sjøørret” come from?

sjøørret (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ørret, from Danish ørred, from Old Norse aurriði, from Old Norse -riði, from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

sjøørret (Norwegian Bokmål): sea trout

Definitions

  1. sea trout

Ancestry of “sjøørret”, step by step

sjøørret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ørret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålørrettrout
2Danishørredtrout
3Old Norseaurriði
4Old Norse-riðirider
5Proto-Germanic*ridjôrider
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną
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