Where does “kroksjø” come from?

kroksjø (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;...

kroksjø (Norwegian Nynorsk): an oxbow lake

Definitions

  1. an oxbow lake

Ancestry of “kroksjø”, step by step

kroksjø 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 krok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkroka hook; a corner
2Old Norsekrókrhook
3Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →