Where does “sjøaure” come from?
sjøaure (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk aure, from Old Norse aurriði, from Old Norse -riði, from Proto-Germanic *ridjô, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
sjøaure (Norwegian Nynorsk): sea trout
Ancestry of “sjøaure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | aure | trout |
| 2 | Old Norse | aurriði | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -riði | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ridjô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |