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
- sea trout
Ancestry of “sjøørret”, step by step
sjøørret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ørret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ørret | trout |
| 2 | Danish | ørred | trout |
| 3 | Old Norse | aurriði | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | -riði | rider |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ridjô | rider |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Norwegian Bokmål sjø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjø | a sea, ocean; a lake |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjór | Alternative form of sær |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |