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Where does “sying” come from?

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

sying (Norwegian Bokmål): sewing

Definitions

  1. sewing

Ancestry of “sying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyto sew; to stitch
2Old Norsesýjato sew
3Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew
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