Where does “mosjøværing” come from?
mosjøværing (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Mosjøen, 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;...
mosjøværing (Norwegian Nynorsk): person from Mosjøen
Definitions
- person from Mosjøen
Ancestry of “mosjøværing”, step by step
mosjøværing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk Mosjøen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Mosjøen | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sjø | a sea, ocean; a lake |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjór | Alternative form of sær |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk væring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | væring | Varangian |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vår | our; ours; spring |
| 3 | Old Norse | vár | spring |
| 4 | Old Norse | vás | toil, fatigue, from bad weather |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᚨᛋ | was |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |