Where does “saum” come from?

saum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

saum (Norwegian Nynorsk): seam; the act of seaming

Definitions

  1. seam; the act of seaming

Ancestry of “saum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
2Old Norsesýjato sew
3Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →