Where does “sjøfarer” come from?

sjøfarer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sjø, from Old Norse sjór, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sjøfarer (Norwegian Bokmål): a seafarer normally used in older contexts

Definitions

  1. a seafarer normally used in older contexts

Ancestry of “sjøfarer”, step by step

sjøfarer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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;...

via Norwegian Bokmål fare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfaredanger; go; travel; rush; tear
2Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
3Old Saxonfāra—
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →