Where does “sjø” come from?

sjø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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;...

sjø (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sea, ocean; a lake

Definitions

  1. a sea, ocean; a lake

Ancestry of “sjø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsesjórAlternative form of sær
2Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sjø”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →