Where does “sy” come from?

sy (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

sy (Norwegian Bokmål): to sew; to stitch

Definitions

  1. to sew; to stitch

Ancestry of “sy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesýjato sew
2Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
3Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

Words derived from “sy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →