Where does “Mosjøen” come from?

Mosjøen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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;...

Ancestry of “Mosjøen”, step by step

Mosjøen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sjø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksjøa 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 Nynorsk mô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmômoor, heath
2GermanModera decomposing mass; moldiness; moldy smell
3Middle High Germanmodermold, swamp
4Middle Low Germanmoddersilt; mud
5Proto-Germanicmuþrazsediment
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment

Words derived from “Mosjøen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →