Where does “søye” come from?
søye (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sau, from Old Norse sauðr, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
søye (Norwegian Nynorsk): ewe
Ancestry of “søye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sau | a sheep; fool, moron, idiot |
| 2 | Old Norse | sauðr | sheep |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |