Where does “sauð” come from?

sauð (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sauðr, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

sauð (Norwegian Nynorsk): seething, boiling

Definitions

  1. seething, boiling

Ancestry of “sauð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesauðrsheep
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →Every word from Old Norse sauðr →